By ADRIAN MWANZA
UPND chairperson for elections Garry Nkombo has challenged PF Lusangazi aspiring council chairperson Patrick Banda to report to the police over alleged abduction plots.
According to the PF, a ploy by suspected UPND cadres was concocted to abduct Mr Banda and to only be released after the October 21 elections.
But Mr Nkombo who expressed ignorance over the matter said abduction was a serious matter and that there was need to report the matter to the police.
“I’m hearing this from you and I do not want to make comments based on allegations but what I can say is that this is a serious matter and those aggrieved should report to the police,” he said.
While drumming up support in Eastern Province, a PF member of the central committee Mr Raphael Nakacinda said that messages and recordings were there to show plans of UPND threatening Mr Banda with abduction.
“On the first occasion they promised to give him money so that he can bow out of the race but he rejected, they didn’t end there, they also instructed the police to intimidate him but we called them to stop such evil plans,” Mr Nakacinda said.
And in a related incident, Zambia Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has advised PF vice president Given Lubinda to formally report to the police so that they could launch investigations over threats on his life.
Mr Hamoonga said that so far the police had not received anything from the complainant and that it was difficult to investigate the matter.
‘’Mr Lubinda needs to report the matter so that we can commence investigations and be able to bring the culprits to book,’’ he said.
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