Lately, our country has experienced numerous cases of fire incidences of which some are accidental while many others are believed to be orchestrated by people with criminal minds and ill motives.

This state of affairs which started with the setting ablaze of property in market places and now spreading to other properties, has resulted in a lot of people losing their valuable properties worth huge sums of money.

 

As Zambia Police, we are calling upon all well meaning and patriotic citizens of this country to join hands with us and ensure that all the criminals behind this spate of the unfortunate scenario are fished out and arrested forthwith.

We believe that with the participation of members of the public, all the perpetrators of these atrocious acts will soon be brought to book so that the Law can take its course.

We stand resolute to our objective of protecting people’s property as mandated to us by the constitution and as such, we have continued with our investigations in this matter and we would like to warn all those that will be found wanting that they will not be spared but will be arrested and brought before the Courts of Law.

We are doing everything possible to restore the situation back to normal so that people can continue conducting their daily businesses in a conducive environment devoid of any fear.

We have intensified patrols and have introduced static Guard duties on strategic installations and market areas throughout the country as well as increase police presence in volatile areas.

We are also offering a reward of K 100,000.00 to any person or persons that will provide us with the information which will lead to the arrest and conviction of people connected to these retrogressive cases of Arson.

KAKOMA KANGANJA

INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

Issued on 31st October, 2016

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