MASKED THIEVES RAID CHALALA MALL, STEAL GOODS WORTH K456,500
LUSAKA
Five masked criminals carried out a daring early morning raid at AKZ Mall in Chalala yesterday, making away with assorted goods valued at K456,500.
Police reports indicate that the suspects broke into a shop owned by businesswoman Shula Beleshi, cutting through burglar bars before helping themselves to electronic items, including a safe, solar inverters, batteries, routers, and phone accessories.
Two of the robbers were reportedly armed, while another stood guard at the gate. The gang is believed to have escaped in a getaway vehicle, though its registration number has not yet been established.
Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga confirmed the incident, saying a specialized team has been deployed to track down the culprits. “We have since launched a manhunt for the suspects and are urging members of the public to report anyone found selling or in possession of the stolen goods,” Hamoonga said.
He also advised business owners to strengthen security measures, including hiring guards, installing alarm systems, and using solar lights for improved night-time visibility.
Investigations are ongoing, and further updates will be provided as more information emerges.
Welcome to Zambia. No road name of where the robbery took place. Just Chalala Mall. It’s more easy to give up on Zambia than continuing to believe that this place will become a normal country again. The lack of readers’ comments on a matter of serious breach of public and property security is a matter of serious concern to me.
The stupigity about zambian journalism.
Indeed they cant say where by giving names of street, residential area and or the part of a particular place.
They just assume that because they live there, everyone knows about their place. The story should have said that for example. ” thieves broke into MKG Mall on Mumba Kapumpa Ave in Chalala West of the Lilayi area.”
Give the reader the option of imagining the area from the details given and not the nonsense we see in Zambian newspapers. That is why they even get an Ambassador’s name wrong or wrongly spelt instead of asking or counter checking with the particular Mission. Its really so sickening reading articles in a zambian news publication. Too much nonsense and ignorance on the part of newsjournalists
Journalism is in the dog house in Zambia. But does the road even have a name in Chalala? Is that not one of the tragedies we have to deal with: local government cannot even give us street names, properly numbered houses and those who work in it are not even troubled by that.