THE State is lying that Jay Jay’s wife, Lombe Chali, is not detained, she has been detained since Tuesday, says the Petauke Independent MP’s other wife, Mulenga Mumba. And Mumba says it’s not true that Lombe asked for a private moment with Jay Jay before his alleged ‘escape’, explaining that she left the room briefly to empty the chamber pot. During a recent media briefing, Chief Government Spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa indicated that one of Banda’s wives, who was with him when he allegedly escaped, was being interrogated by the police but refuted reports that she had been arrested. Earlier, Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu told the media that on the night of Banda’s alleged escape, one of...

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