Police, rescuers loot from the dead in Chibombo accident

February 8, 2013 | Filed under: Breaking News | Posted by:
Some family members of the victims from the Chibombo accident have claimed that their relatives had colossal sums of money on them but suspect police and possibly ‘good Samaritans’ have taken advantage of the misfortune to loot the remains.
A Copperbelt based relative to one of the victims said his brother had over K180 million (KR1 80,000) meant for fertilizer purchases in Lusaka but neither the bag nor the money has been declared by Police.
“My brother was a businessman and on that day he started off on a trip to go and pay for fertilizer in Lusaka, he had over K180 million on him, but we have not heard any declarations from the police,” he said.
And some independent investigation by the watchdog reveal that property looting could have taken place due to the late arrival of security personnel. Eye witnesses and sources from Zambia Postal services corporation (ZAMPOST) also disclosed that the fatal bus was mainly intended for business people moving from copperbelt to Lusaka and as such may not rule out the possibility of some people having colossal amounts of money on them.
Police have not yet made a public statement on the declarations found at the scene. There has been a number of accusations on the looting of accident victims which is mostly blamed on police traffic officers who are usually the first ones to arrive on the scene and take control of events.

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  1. the fella wants to get rich out the relative’s death. no sane person can move with such huge sums if it was genuinely obtained. stop telling lies we may begin to investigate the late’s life stlye

    okey - February 10, 2013
    05:25

  2. To Call this Nation a Christian Nation is an insult to Christianity. When some one is in need how can you loot instead of providing help. Instead of Christians why not call yourselves any of the following: Corrupt, Lazy, Thieves, Looters, Womanisers, Drunkards, Lairs or Christians.

    Captain Chipata - February 10, 2013
    05:06

  3. imbwa shinesu

    Galu - February 10, 2013
    02:42

  4. If this allegation(s) is being made then it must be taken seriously and a competent person should do the investigation.
    Corrupt police are worse then thieves and must treated as so.
    If any officer was involved in this looting then they should suffer the full force of the law.
    God bless the poor travellers.

    mark hearne - February 9, 2013
    20:45

  5. Honestly with 180m, I would be travelling to Lsk in my own vehicle. Moreover why not transact using cheques or electronic money transfer. Pleasee leave the police out of it.

    pyepye - February 9, 2013
    20:17

  6. PLEASE LEAVE POLICE OUT OF THIS. AM AN OFFCER BASED AT PROPECT AND I DID GUARD DUTIES AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE FOR THE FIRST TWO NIGHTS…………EVEN THE COMPANY THAT WAS FERRYING THE MEALIE MEAL WAS THERE WITH US ALL DAY AND NIGHT TILL SATURDAY…….WE WERE THERE DECONJESTING TRAFFIC. THOSE WHO USED THE ROAD WOULD BEAR ME WITTNESS. NO LOOTING OF ANY KIND OCCURED. THE MAN MAKING CLAIMS IS A FRAUD! TODAY OUR BANKS ARE SO RELIABLE THAT YOU CAN DEPOSIT MONEY AT ANY BRANCH AND MOVE WITH AN A.T.M. HAVE YOU COME TO THINK OF WHY SOME PEOPLE COME TO MAKE RIDICULOUS CLAIMS ABOUT HUGE SUMS OF MONEY EACH TIME AN ACCIDENT HAS OCCURED? PROSPECT HAS HANDLED HUNDREDS OF ACCIDENTS! IT HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN FOR REPUTABLE PROFESINAL CONDUCT DESPITE BEING LOCATED OVER 10KM FROM KABWE TOWN.

    DEAR REPORTER, BE KIND ENOUGH AS TO NOT INDULGE IN SUCH FALSEHOOD……BEAR IN MIND THAT POLICE WERE NOT THE FIRST AT THE SCENE, NEARBY RESIDENTS WERE. SO QUIT THE NONESENSE AND FURNISH PEOPLE WITH FACTS.

    HUMPHREY T.K - February 9, 2013
    16:24

    • U must be very ignorant,is it not at prospect where a van carrying bank money was ambushed by criminals working with police from chowa police camp years ago

      Truth - February 9, 2013
      22:00

  7. Honestly K180 million cash in this time and age why travel with such kind of cash on you when we have a lot of money transfers that only take less than 10 minutes to do everything u want.

    jezzie - February 9, 2013
    15:39

    • true ,that a lot of money

      ZAMBIANS WAKE UP! - February 9, 2013
      17:31

  8. Baseless accusations why do you want to always turnish the image of other pipo. I was involved in a road traffic accident along kabwe road and villagers almost killed me until one police officer whom i left behind came and rescued me. Police officers are good pipo except that we have a bad perception about these noble officers who even end up contracting hiv due to coming in contact with contaminated blood of victims. Officers don’t relent in your duties bcoz of these good for nothing writers. Wait until they are involved. Rubbish!!!!! Instead of mourning the dead you’re busy accusing these poor cops who work for almost nothing in order for u and i to continue enjoying on these poor roads. Bad people.

    katowezhi - February 9, 2013
    15:20

  9. Looting is a vice that not even the church can intervene on coz its a personal perspective that leads to selfish motives.we need to just go an extra mile and twist the picture.”What if we were the ones that needed that help as victims?” God be with all of us with friends and relations that we have now lost

    Wanda - February 9, 2013
    15:18

  10. The declaration as nothing to do with a persons decision but to allow God remain as ruler of our beautiful Zambia.As much as you can’t force a docky to drink water even if u take it to the river so is the decision to live according to the Christain way. Leave the declaration out of your personal weakness & decisions.

    Chanda - February 9, 2013
    15:07

  11. Ladies & Gentlemen, the main concern here is the loss of life. Lets not politic too much on the issues of money and property that was looted. Lets first mourn our fellow countrymen, women & children…Amen

    Musa - February 9, 2013
    14:12

    • Excuse me the looting is as bad as the deaths .. ask PROSPECT POLICE

      Tembo - February 9, 2013
      15:02

  12. THE POLICE ARE POORLY TRAINED AND ILL PREPARED TO HANDLE SUCH TRAUMATIC EVENTS.HOW WOULD LIKE TO ENTER IN THAT BUS TO PICK UP LEGS ,HEADS AND BRAINS OF THE DECEASED?THEY ARE ALWAYS SENT TO STOP OPPOSITION MEETINGS AND NEGLECT THEIR DUTIES.
    THOSE WHO STEAL THAT MONEY FROM THE DEAD ARE ARE JUST INVITING CURSES UPON THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES!

    ZAMBIANS WAKE UP! - February 9, 2013
    14:05

  13. sad indeed

    LION - February 9, 2013
    14:04

  14. Imwe bantu,why do u always put blame on zp,its jst these civilians who normaly steal,in some cases those places wich are known for accidents pipo have evn made vilages so that wen ever there is an accident,its them who arrive fast than zp.so if oficers goes there evn jst 10mn late they wil find they have alread tempered with victims property.

    sleeping - February 9, 2013
    13:39

  15. NO ONE NOT EVEN SOME PASTORS CAN BE TRUSTED OVER MONEY WHICH IS NOT ACCOUNTABLE,LETS US MOURN THE DEAD AND NOT WHAT WHEY HAD,I AM NOT HAPPY TOO BUT AS LONG AS YOU HAVE NOT CAUGHT THE PERPETRATORS STEALING FROM THE DEAD,YOU ARE SPECULATING.GOD WIL PUNISH THEM.

    leon - February 9, 2013
    13:31

  16. What do u expect from zambian police?

    Bolokiyo Aka bravo - February 9, 2013
    13:17

  17. The people who loot accident victims are the local villagers. I recently witnessed this at a road accident scene near chinsali. Sometimes if the authotities come late, they will even ‘finish off’ the seriously injured.

    Elijah - February 9, 2013
    13:02

  18. At the scene there were zns,zambia army ,the public who reached the scene earlier becoz of vicinity to the scene and finally zp were at the scene.if you say police looted where was zns,zam army plus public?

    Tembo nelson - February 9, 2013
    12:10

  19. Let the police come out and say that happened,Let us mourn our beloved ones .We shall meet in heaven dear friends

    brai-cool baiby - February 9, 2013
    12:03

  20. This looting at accident scenes is true. I happened to talk to one of the survivors of the Post bus accident and he narrated to me that his wallet was snatched while he watched hopelessly. It is inhuman to indulge in such vices. Can you imagine? Instead of assisting him, the sammaritan was more interested in the wallet. What a shame.

    Questioner - February 9, 2013
    11:49

  21. Nice Report ba Watchdog, Two of the Victims I know who were on the bus are a Ndola Chief Traffic Officer who was also a Business Man, I heard he had over KR25,000 on him and a Lady by the name of Inonge who owned Mapanza school in Ndola was also on the bus, and why hasnt the Police made declarations yet?

    IDI AMIN - February 9, 2013
    11:44

  22. No one steals from the dead stays to enjoy the rewards.

    FANUCCI - February 9, 2013
    11:34

  23. POLICE OFFICERS AND THE PUBLIC THAT RUSH TO THE SEEN ARE USUALLY UP TO ON GOOD EXPET A FEW OF THOSE!! WHERE IS OUR ZAMBIA AS CHRISTIAN NATION
    WHEN THE MORALS ARE LIKE THIS!!!! LORD HELP US, NYIMBA TO LUANGWA AREA EVEN WORSE

    CHEAT U BE CHEATED TOO - February 9, 2013
    11:21

  24. You can imagine, stealing from the dead? Where is the declaration that Zambia is a Christian nation? Shame upon everyone who has a part in this. Every week you go to church pretending that you know God and yet you doesn’t. You are worse than the Devil himself. What in the world can someone go to the accident scene, and instead of helping the victims you start stealing from them? May God’s holy Spirit taunt you the rest of your life for stealing the money you never worked for. When are you going to repent for your sins you idiots?

    Distant Drums - February 9, 2013
    11:18

  25. WHILST WE ARE CLAIMING TO BE A CHRISTIAN NATION, WHERE IS THE MORAL ASPECT FROM US ZAMBIAN? EVERY TIME THERE IS AN ACCIDENT BOTH THE POLICE AND THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THEY RUN IN WITH THE MOTIVE OF GETTING SOME THING FROM THE VICTIMS, why? WHY? MOTHER ZAMBIA CHILDREN. E.G NYIMBA TO LUANGUA AREA IT EVEN WORSE, AS PEOPLE HAVE SETTELED AT A PLACE WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY DEPENDANT ON ACCIDENTS!!! LORD HELP US

    CHEAT U BE CHEATED TOO - February 9, 2013
    11:18

  26. Let the Lord take control that those involved be cursed and die instantly if they cant declare.

    Bob

    Robert - February 9, 2013
    11:12

  27. Useless report!

    Ntwenokane - February 9, 2013
    11:10

  28. cry my beloved country

    CD - February 9, 2013
    10:43

  29. K180 million cash to purchase fertilizer from Lusaka……eish even Asians surely accept bank cheques!!!!

    snake lady - February 9, 2013
    10:37

  30. WHEN MY BROTHER DIED IN A ROAD ACCIDENT IN 1974, IT WAS THE POLICE WHO STOLE MY WATCH WHICH MY LATE BROTHER BOUGHT ME. WHAT A SHAME. THE TREND HAS NOT STOPPED.

    THERE ARE SO MANY STORIES ABOUT THE POLICE AND THE PUBLIC LOOTING FROM ACCIDENT VICTIMS. THE CHURCH NEEDS TO COME IN AND STOP THIS ABOMINABLE TREND.

    NO WONDER PEOPLE WHO DO SUCH THINGS END UP DYING TOO IF THEY DO NOT CONFESS. GOD IS NOT STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!

    AKASHAMBATWA - February 9, 2013
    10:13

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