Police detain MMD Chipata secretary

Police detain MMD Chipata secretary
By Christopher Miti in Chipata
Thursday May 08, 2008 [04:00]

POLICE in Chipata last Tuesday detained district MMD secretary, Samuel Lugomo Phiri, for failing to appear in court for the continuation of his case of obtaining money by false pretences.

Eastern Province deputy police commanding officer Chrispine Mudeene said police detained Phiri on Tuesday afternoon following a bench warrant that was issued by the Chipata magistrates’ court on April 18 this year.

Mudeene said Phiri was expected to appear in court this week for return of the bench warrant where he would explain why he did not show up in court on April 18.

He said at first Phiri was believed to be in Lusaka and that police managed to apprehend him after getting information that the suspect was within the district

Phiri is alleged to have obtained K3.8 million from Sylvia Kangwa Kalunga by falsely pretending to deliver 68 by 50 kilogramme bags of fertiliser last year but he did not honour his promise.