MULEYA’S MURDER WAS INSIDE JOB FROM IBA INVESTIGATIONS HAVE REVEALED
THE brutal murder of Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) director general Guntila Muleya is an inside job financed by his workmates, according to latest information.
After failing to arrive home from work on Tuesday, Muleya’s body was discovered at Palabana NAPSA Housing on the gravel road with two bullet wounds on the back and head on Wednesday morning.
According to police, a closer examination revealed a deep bullet wound on the forehead.
Muleya’s murder sent shockwaves across the country and sparked widespread calls for his killers’ arrest.
This morning, Zambia Police Service spokesperson Rae Hamoonga announced the arrest of four people in connection with Muleya’s murder.
Without giving the identities of those apprehended, Hamoonga revealed that two of them are regular police officers while the other is a reserve police and the fourth is a civilian.
Hamoonga said besides the arrest of four, police have also recovered a Pajero belonging to Muleya from the suspects.
Other items confiscated from the suspects apart from Muleya’s vehicle are two motor vehicles, money totaling to K129, 300, gadgets and flash disks.
The quartet was also disarmed of three firearms among them two pistols and an AK-47 rifle, including a collection of knives.
Hamoonga said investigations are angoing and the public will be informed about the outcome soon as premature disclosure of critical information may compromise the ongoing investigations.
“We would like to extend our gratitude to the public for their cooperation and support during this investigation,” said Hamoonga.
“Our sincere condolences go out to the family of Mr. Guntila Muleya and the members of staff at the Independent Broadcasting Authority during this difficult time.”
Meanwhile, impeccable police sources who are close to the investigations have told Kalemba that Muleya’s misfortune was financed by people within the IBA.
“Upon his appointment, the gentleman instituted corruption investigations within the organisation and some people were not happy. So they hired someone to abduct him and break his legs so that he would go on a long sick leave,” the source told Kalemba.
“So this guy who is just a civilan who got the contact to do the job subcontracted the police officers to do the dirty work. Unfortunately, Mr Muleya recognised one of the officers and they decided to kill him to avoid being identified,” the source added.
The source further shared that according to the investigations carried out so far, the person who pulled the trigger to kill Muleya was a member of Scorpion Squad who operates from Lusaka Central Police and is a young brother of a prominent Lusaka lawyer.
“The other cop operates from Chelstone Police Station while the other is just a reserve. We are still working and more arrests will be made, said the source.
By Mwaka Ndawa
Kalemba
This report is inconsistent with the first report that stated that the vehicle was found with doors open by the police and the bullet riddled body was found near the vehicle. So why now say the vehicle was recovered from the suspects?
You didn’t read the first information properly. It was the first responded who said that he saw a vehicle with lights and doors open, then gunshots. In morning, he only found the body but the car was not there.
Job well done Zambia police. It’s however sad to read that three of those involved in the murder are your own. Are there deliberate and systematic ways of identifying and removing rotten eggs from the service? We have heard a lot of stories from the grapevine about officers who lease out guns to criminals and those who go to crime scenes to just clear robbers and recover the loot for their personal benefit.We have seen in some countries like Haiti how these special units in the army and police gave turned rogue with very serious security ramifications to the country.
Recently the IG of police told the nation that there are some junkies in the ZP service.
Were the Police Officers seconded to the IBA for them to become insiders? Secondly, how do the Zambia Police account for ammunition drawn by officers? If a Police Officer draws ammunition from the armoury, what I know is that it has to be accounted for. If some of the ammunition is used on operations, those have to be authorised operations. Ammunition used to kill Guntila Muleya was not lawfully used and this should also be one of the charges to be slapped on the suspects.
The story says the policemen were subcontracted by the civilian guy was was initially hired to break Muleya’s legs. Ammunition for these common guys can be bought from the black market.
It is public knowledge that the rot in the police force (PF) is deep. Anyone who has had dealings with the police will attest to this.
The Police must be commended for the speed with which they have almost resolved the murder mystery considering that there were no witnesses. I wish the case of Mr. Emmanuel “Jay Jay” Banda could be closed at a similar pace. Too much noise was made over this case and the nation needs to know exactly what happened.
From the statements doing the rounds, it looks like the Police have picked up the right people in the murder of Guntila Muleya. This is very good news although it is no consolation to the bereaved family. Justice for these suspects is now awaited.
Publish the names of the suspects. We want to know bad people and avoid them.