POLICE in Lusaka have arrested and charged a 25-year-old police officer, constable Fanwell Nyundu, with two counts of murder of State prosecutor Nsama Nsama Chipyoka and Joseph Kaunda.

In a statement, Wednesday, police spokesperson Esther Mwaata-Katongo disclosed that the suspect was currently in police custody and yet to appear in court.

ā€œPolice in Lusaka have charged and arrested Constable Fanwell Nyundu, aged 25, a police officer with two counts of murder which occurred on 23rd December, 2020, between 10.00 hours and 13.00 hours in which a prosecutor of National Prosecutions Authority, Nsama Nsama Chipyoka and also Joseph Kaunda, were shot at and died. The suspect is in police custody and yet to appear in court,ā€ said Katongo in the statement.