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A CONVICT at Mwembeshi Air Prison in Chilanga has been arrested for breaking into Westwood Police Station exhibit room stealing a transformer Valued at over K50, 000.
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The incident happened between Friday July 28 and Monday July 31 at 08:00hrs during the course of his assignment as a labourer.
This is a case in which Fredrick Yoba aged 36, is charged with Breaking into a building and committing a felony therein Contrary to Section 303 (a) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia.
It is alleged that Yoba, on unknown date but between July 28, 2023 and July, 31 2023 in Lusaka did break and enter into Westwood police station exhibit room and did steal therein Transformer Components exhibits comprising of Copper and Aluminium wires altogether valued at K60, 000-00 the property of the republic of Zambia.
It is also alleged that police at Westwood under the Criminal Investigations department was allocated a docket of breaking into a building and committing a felony, in which Yoba during the course of his assignment as a labourer broke into the police and stole a transformer Components exhibits comprising of Copper and Aluminium wires weighing approximately 25 kilograms.
Facts read that Investigations led to the recovery of the items from where Yoba sold the item, he was then told to accompany the officers to the police and was arrested and charged with the offence of breaking into the building and committing a felony therein.
Yoba appeared at the Lusaka Magistrate court before Lusaka chief resident magistrate, Davies Chibwili and is expected to take a plea this week.
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