Gwembe man arrested for faking abduction

By Blessings Chibuye

Police in Lusaka have detained FAREWELL MOONGA 55 of Gwembe District in Southern Province who has been found with a woman in a lodge after he was reported missing.

Deputy Police Public Relations Officer DANNY MWALE says this follows a case in which Mr. MOONGA is alleged to have been abducted by unknown suspected criminals who were demanding a ransom of K3,000.

Mr. MWALE says investigations have revealed that Mr. MOONGA came to visit his 31-year-old daughter in Lusaka’s Chainda Compound and on July 8, 2024, around 15:00 hours but he is alleged to have left home and never returned.

Mr. MWALE has told ZNBC News in a statement that after Police intensified investigations the victim was found on July 13 with a 37-year-old woman inside one of the rooms at a named lodge in Kanyama Township.

He said investigations further revealed that the K3,000 was needed for him to settle the bills he accumulated with the woman while at the lodge.

This is according to a statement released to ZNBC News in Lusaka by Deputy Police Public Relations Officer DANNY MWALE.