POLICE in Kafue have apprehended and detained two male juveniles aged 17 and 18 for faking an abduction after squandering the money they were to use to run an errand. In a statement, Wednesday, police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said the 18-year-old juvenile was sent by his mother to buy a timing belt for a motor vehicle but he allegedly squandered the money with his 17-year-old male friend. He said the duo later conspired to call the father of the 18-year-old, claiming that the abductor needed K500 as ransom. “Police in Kafue have apprehended and detained two male juveniles aged 17 and 18 of Nangongwe compound for faking abduction on 31st October, 2022. It is alleged that the 18-year-old male juvenile...

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