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2019 THIRD QUARTER GBV STATISTICS 6,788 cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) were reported countrywide during the third quarter of 2019 compared to 6,114 recorded in the third quarter of 2018 showing increases in GBV cases by 674 cases translating to 9.9% increase. A total of 773 Child defilement cases were recorded in the third quarter of 2019 representing 11.4% of the reported cases of which three cases or 0.4% were against boys while 770 cases or 99.6% were against girls. Lusaka Province recorded the highest number of child defilement cases with 353 translating to 45.7%,Central Province had 97 cases translating to 12.5%, Eastern Province, 67 cases or 8.7%, Southern Province, 58 cases or 7.5%, Copperbelt Province had 57 cases translating to 7.4% of the reported defilement cases, Muchinga, 41 cases or 5.3%, Northern, 28 cases or 3.6%, Western 26 cases or 3.4%, North Western recorded 22cases or 2.8%, Luapula Province had 18 cases or 2.3% while Tazara and Airport recorded three cases of child defilement each translating to 0.4% respectively . During the period under review, 133 cases of Rape or 2% and 18 or 0.3% attempted rape cases were recorded. Also recorded were 52 or 0.8% Indecent Assault cases out which 36 or 69.2% were female victims while 16 or 30.8% were male victims. 16 cases of Incest or 0.2% were recorded of which six cases or 37.5% were female victims, three cases or 18.8% were male victims while seven (07) or 43.8% were female victims. 23 cases or 0.3% cases of murder were recorded out of which 10 victims males were translating to 43.5%, nine (09) females representing 39.1%, three (03) boys translating to 13% and one (01) girl victim translating to 4.4% of the reported murder cases. One attempted murder and three infanticide cases were also recorded during the same period. 1,928 cases of Assault OABH were recorded countrywide representing 28.4% of all the reported GBV cases of which 1,640 were against female while 288 male victims representing 85.1% and 14.9% respectively. Lusaka Province recorded the highest number of Assault OABH cases with 512 cases or 26.6%, Central Province recorded 416 cases translating to 21.6%, Copperbelt Province 224 cases representing 11.6%, Eastern Province 218 cases or 11.3%,Western, 166 cases or 8.6%, Southern Province, 115 cases or 06%, Muchinga had 109 cases or 5.7%,North-Western, 57cases or 03%, Luapula, 60 cases or 3.1%, Northern Province recorded the lowest with 26 or 1.3%, Airports Division had 19 cases or 01% and Tazara, 06 cases or 0.3%. During the same period under review, three cases of human trafficking were recorded of which two were from Luapula Province while one was from Lusaka. Out of 6,788 GBV cases reported countrywide, 659 cases representing 9.7% were taken to court resulting in 68 convictions translating to 10.3%, four acquittals or 0.6%, 35withdraws or 5.3% and 552 cases or 83.8% are pending in various courts of law around the country. 3,857cases were withdrawn at various Police Stations while 2,272 are still under investigations translating to 56.8% and 33.5% respectively. Out of the 6,788 total GBV cases recorded for 2019 third quarter, 4,025 victims of GBV were females translating to 59.3%, 1,266 were males translating to 18.7%, 1,253 were girls translating to 18.5% and 244 boys 0r 3.6% were boys. In comparison with the third quarter of 2018, 664 Defilement cases were reported in 2018 against 773 for the same period in 2019 showing an increase by 109 cases or 14.1%. During 2018 third quarter, 2,094 cases of Assault OABH were recorded compared to 1,928 this year indicating a decrease of 166 cases translating to 7.9%. In 2018 third quarter, the country recorded 24 murder cases against 23 cases in 2019 recording a reduction by one case. There is need for more workable interventions by all stakeholders to reduce these ever escalating numbers of GBV cases. A lot of victims in GBV are usually not willing to have their cases prosecuted hence end up withdrawing their cases from Police as seen from the statistics and this is another impediment in the fight against GBV. ESTHER MWAATA KATONGO ZAMBIA POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER 05TH NOVEMBER, 2019
NikePRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON UNRULY BEHAVIOUR BY UNITED PARTY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (UPND) CADRES
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YESTERDAY THURSDAY 10TH OCTOBER, 2019, POLICE RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT CADRES FROM THE OPPOSITION UNITED PARTY FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (UPND) WHO HAD GATHERED FOR THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE LAWRENCE BANDA WHO DIED IN KAOMA DISTRICT OF WESTERN PROVINCE RECENTLY, WERE PLANNING TO MATCH TO THE CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY CROSS WHERE A FUNERAL SERVICE OF THE DECEASED WAS TO BE HELD.
ON RECEIPT OF THIS INFORMATION, POLICE WENT TO THE FUNERAL HOUSE AND ENGAGED MOURNERS NOT TO PROCEED WITH THEIR INTENTIONS AS IT HAD POTENTIAL TO BRING ABOUT DISORDERLINESS.
DESPITE THE ADVICE, BETWEEN 10:00 HOURS AND 11:00HRS TODAY, THE UPND CADRES WENT AHEAD AND STAGED THE FUNERAL PROCESSION FROM KANYAMA TO THE CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY CROSS.
THE CADRES ARE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN UNRULY AND ARE ALLEGED TO HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AND CAUSED ALARM AND FEAR IN PEOPLE IN SURROUNDING AREAS FORCING BUSINESS HOUSES TO CLOSE. THE TOTAL DAMAGE CAUSED IS YET TO BE ESTABLISHED AMONG THEM MOTOR VEHICLES WHOSE WINDSCREENS WERE SHATTERED.
POLICE RESPONDED BY BLOCKING THE PROCESSION AND DISPERSED THE CROWD. AFTER BEING DISPERSED, THE CADRES SCAMPERED IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WHILE OTHERS WENT TO INTERCITY BUS TERMINUS WHERE ONE PERSON IDENTIFIED AS THOMAS CHIBILIKA AGED 42 OF MTENDERE COMPOUND IS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN SHOT AT ON HIS RIGHT THIGH AS HE WAS SELLING HIS MERCHANDISE IN A BOUTIQUE AT INTERCITY BUS TERMINUS.
THE VICTIM WAS RUSHED TO UTH WHERE HE IS RECEIVING TREATMENT WHILE POLICE ARE STILL MONITORING THE SITUATION.
POLICE HAVE INSTITUTED INVESTIGATIONS IN THE SHOOTING INCIDENCE.
IN AS MUCH AS WE UNDERSTAND THAT A LIFE WAS LOST, WE CANNOT ALLOW LAWLESSNESS TO TAKE CENTER STAGE IN THE COUNTRY AS DEMONSTRATED BY UPND CADRES WHO WENT TO THE STREET AND CAUSED CONFUSION BY BREAKING THE LAW WITH IMPUNITY.
I HAVE DIRECTED MY OFFICERS TO STERNLY DEAL WITH ALL THOSE WHO OPT TO DELIBERATELY BEND THE LAW AND OFFICERS SHOULD NOT BE BLAMED FOR CONSEQUENCES THAT MAY ARISE AS A RESULT OF POLICE ACTION AS THEY HAD BEEN FOREWARNED.
IAM APPEALING TO THE UPND LEADERSHIP TO MANAGE THEIR CADRES BY ADVISING THEM TO AVOID ENGAGING IN SUCH UNRULY BEHAVIOR WHICH HAS POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO BREAK DOWN IN LAW AND ORDER.
POLITISING FUNERALS IS UNZAMBIAN, THEREFORE, POLITICAL PARTIES SHOULD DESIST FROM DOING SO.
KAKOMA KANGANJA
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
11TH OCTOBER, 2019
NIKE SBTHIRD QUARTER ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STATISTICS
During the third quarter of 2019, a total number of 8,113 accidents were recorded of which 370 were Fatal in which 434 persons were killed,767 were serious road traffic accidents in which 1,379 persons were seriously injured,1,529 were Slight injury road traffic accidents in which 2,305 persons were slightly injured bringing the total number of casualties to 5,447.
Lusaka Province recorded the highest number of road traffic accidents with 4,359, followed by Copperbelt with 1,263 whilst Northern Province recorded the least with 143 road traffic accidents.
In comparison with the third quarter of 2018, 7,915 road traffic accidents were recorded as compared to 8,113 road traffic accidents which were recorded in this year’s third quarter. The figures show an increase by 198 road traffic accidents.
In the same period of 2018, 394 road traffic accidents were recorded as fatal road traffic accidents in which 476 persons were killed as compared to 370 fatal road traffic accidents where 434 persons were killed in the third quarter of 2019. The records show a reduction by 24 fatal road traffic accidents and 42 persons killed.
In the same vain 1,443 persons were seriously injured in 790 serious road traffic accidents in the third quarter of 2018 as compared to 1,379 persons seriously serious injured in 767 serious road traffic accidents in 2019.There is a decrease in persons seriously injured by 64 and also a decrease by 23 serious road traffic accidents.
1,517 were slight injury road traffic accidents in which 2,170 persons were slightly injured in 2018 as compared to 1,529 slight road traffic accidents where 2,305 persons were slightly injured in the third quarter of 2019. The figures show an increase in persons slightly injured and slight injury road traffic accidents by 12 and 135 respectively.
On damage only road traffic accidents, 5,214 were recorded in the third quarter of 2018 as compared to 5,447 recorded in 2019.The records show an increase by 233 in damages only road traffic accidents.
During the third quarter of 2019, 32,964 road traffic offences were recorded and K 11,568,404.00 was raised in Admission of Guilt fines as compared to 35,471 road traffic offences recorded in the third quarter of 2018 where K 11,183,763.00 was raised in admission of guilt fines. The figures show a decrease in road traffic offences by 2,507 and an increase in admission of guilt fines collected by K384, 641.00.
Most of the accidents were attributed to human error, the most prevalent being:
We appeal to all road users to observe road rules and regulations. More interventions have been put in place by the Zambia Police in collaboration with all other Stake holders such as the Road Transport Safety Agency (RTSA).
ESTHER MWAATA KATONGO
ZAMBIA POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
16TH OCTOBER, 2019
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