THE Limulunga Town Council has been “scammed” after alleged hackers gained unauthorised access to a bank account and transferred about K2,869,150 to 160 SIM cards. In an interview, Limulunga Council Secretary Namenda Kaonga said the incident happened in July and that the matter was being investigated by the police. Kaonga explained that the stolen K2.8 million was from the sector accounts, which held funds for grants like Cash for Work. “We haven’t been able to share details for some time because of the same investigations. The matter was discovered on July 31st, that is, the sector account. These are accounts which hold funds for all departments and other grants like Cash for Work and generally all the devolved functions. So...