150 PIGS STOLEN, POLICE LAUNCH MANHUNT
Police have launched a manhunt for three farm workers who allegedly stole 150 pigs valued at One point Five Million Kwacha.
Zambia Police Service Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga tells Byta FM Zambia that Veronica Phiri (48) of Chinika lndustrial reported that her three workers Peter Mumba (40), lsaac Banda (36) and Boniface Banda (20) stole 150 pigs from her farm.
Hamoonga says the theft occurred on Friday between 19:00 Hours and 20:00 hours in Mukulaikwa Area, Shibuyunji District.
He explains that the farm owner received a telephone call on Saturday around 10:00 hours from her neighbour that there was no one at her farm including all the workers and their wives.
Hamoonga states that the Farm owner later drove to her farm and found nobody and all her livestock had been stolen.
The matter was then immediately reported to Westwood Police Station.
According to Hamoonga, Police Officers visited the scene of crime and found no workers at the farm and that all the pigs had been stolen.
A Docket of the case has since been opened and investigations have been instituted to bring the suspects to book.
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