POLICE say they are still trying to establish the identities of people in a viral video in which a traffic officer was engaged in a scuffle with a motorist after being accused of soliciting a bribe. In a minute long video, the traffic officer, allegedly from Makeni, is seen engaging in a vigorous struggle with the motorist while attempting to grab his phone, which the man said contained evidence of the officer soliciting a bribe from him. In an interview, Thursday, Hamoonga said police took such matters seriously and were conducting a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. “The Zambia Police Service is aware of a video circulating on social media depicting an incident involving one of our...

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