ARRESTING OFFICER IN NDOZO LODGE CORRUPTION CASE RESIGNS, LEAVES COUNTRY
May 28, 2025 – Lusaka
A MAIN witness in the Ndozo Lodge multi-count corruption case, Clement Chipasha, has resigned from the Anti-Corruption Commission and has since left the country.
When the matter came up for continuation of trial yesterday before Lusaka Senior Magistrate Ireen Wishimanga, the prosecution told the court Mr Chipasha was not available.
The court was further told Mr Chipasha had resigned from the ACC and has even reallocated to the United Kingdom.
“We would like to inform you that we filed an application to you so that the witness [Mr Chipasha] should testify on video (zoom)conference however, we did not serve defence,” the state said.
Magistrate Wishimanga adjourned the matter for a ruling today on how the matter should proceed.
In this case, Clint Sichamba, his wife Eudora Nambela, and their son David are facing corruption charges. They are also jointly charged with co-directors and shareholders of Ndozo Lodge and Mulozi Trading Limited, charges they have all denied.
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Very suspicious resignation. He must have been handsomely paid to resign and skip the country. By the accused. This is tantamount to interfering with the course of justice.
Zambia at its best, corruption will never go ,unless there is draconian laws in place .
Shame on this guy who sold his soul fir a few pieces of silver
Just watching but I hv had a good laugh.
Truly a very calculated move and a very suspicious relocation
That is rot that was happening at the ACC, remember that other officer who arrested Chitalu chilufya but went to court and said he had no case against him.
Paid by the same crooks to go and start afresh in the UK with the same stolen money.
The ACC is not fit for purpose. The resignation would hv been rejected by management in view of the criminal proceedings in which he was a key witness as arresting officer. In any case, in criminal proceedings, a citizen cannot decline to testify as the law can be invoked to compel them. There’s no proper criminal lawyer on the staff of the ACC. This is a shame.
Fighting corruption may not be an easy thing one Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala of Nigeria wrote and indicated that corruption is a criminal activity and the criminals do fight back.She said fighting corruption can be dangerous and she shared her personal struggles and costs she and her family paid while fighting.It can be better to check on her pep talks. Governments in Africa do try to fight corruption but it may not be as easy as some people may want to think.