MOBILE MONEY DEALER SHOT AND INJURED BY ROBBERS, K950,000 STOLEN IN LUSAKA
The Zambia Police Service has reported a violent robbery involving attempted murder and the theft of K950,000 in Lusaka. The incident occurred today, January 9, 2025, at approximately 13:50 hours near the junction of Lumumba and Malambo roads.
In a statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer Rae Hamoonga, the Anti-Robbery Squad received a report from Mr. Jackson Nsokolo, 26, of the Balastone area, who said his employer, businessman and Airtel Money dealer Mr. Sydney Mateyo (aged 40-45), was shot and seriously injured during the attack.
The Robbery Details are that Mr. Mateyo had withdrawn K950,000 in cash from Stanbic Bank along Mukatasha Road and was traveling with Mr. Nsokolo in an unregistered white Mitsubishi Canter. As they drove towards town, their vehicle was ambushed by four criminals in a white, unregistered Toyota Mark X.
The attackers included Three armed men who exited the vehicle while Two carried pistols with One who was armed with a pump-action firearm for cover and a fourth suspect remained inside the getaway vehicle.
The criminals demanded the bag containing the cash, but when Mr. Mateyo resisted, he was shot in the left armpit. The suspects then fled the scene with the stolen money.
The victim’s condition, Mr. Mateyo sustained a critical gunshot wound and was rushed to the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), where he is receiving treatment. A medical report indicates the bullet remains lodged in his body.
Police officers have since visited the scene and recovered one pistol cartridge. Investigations are ongoing to identify and apprehend the suspects.
Public Appeal, the Zambia Police Service is urging anyone with information about the suspects or their vehicle to report to the nearest police station or contact police hotlines at 9010 or 991.
“The Zambia Police Service assures the public of its commitment to ensuring justice is served and the safety of citizens is upheld,” said Mr. Hamoonga.
Authorities are working diligently to recover the stolen money and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Same Zambian stupidity of allowing motor vehicles without a number plate to be on a public road. It’s like undertaking international travel without a passport. When will this stupidity end? Large cash withdrawals are always a risk because robbers also keep an eye on who’s making large withdrawals. Secondly, the victim of the robbery may have been up to no good himself. What did he need the cash for? I hope the Police will ask him why he made the large cash withdrawal.
Very valid point. How is it that both motor vehicles for the victim and robbers had no number plates? There should not be cars without number plates on the road as one cannot even report motor vehicle accidents. It appears that somehow, the robbers knew the victim was going to withdraw large sum
Stanbic Bank management also have to explain to the Police why they agreed to allow their customer to make the cash withdrawal. What did he intend to do with the cash? There’s no law against large cash withdrawals but the reason for allowing it has to be sensible and documented.
@Gunner in Zambia am prompted to respond to your comment. The relationship of the Bank and it’s customers will always be that the Banker must pay the bearer customer on demand. Theres no caveat to this other than the customer giving the Bank sufficient notice to mobilise the funds and the customer having sufficient Bank Balance to accommodate the withdraw. This is the sacred basis on which the Banker – customer relationship is founded.
Re-read my posting please, especially the last sentence. I have clearly said that there’s no law against large cash withdrawals but the reason for making them has to be disclosed and documented. Don’t tell me anything about commercial bankers. I know that a number of them ought to be in prison.
@Gunners in Zambia , so much disdain for Bankers to the extent of wishing them prison. Wonder if you could share what informs this excruciating dislike?
These are Zimbabweans terrorising us now. This is exactly what Zimbos do in SA, it’s very common that side. Now they’re here and we need to be very careful. Such incidents were very rare in Zambia but of late they’re getting common.
I don’t think it’s Zimbabweans, these guys work hard and very few of them are thieves even in SA. The people who rob others in SA are the chimwene (malawians) and the South Africans themselves.