Inspector General of Police, Graphael Musamba, has anticipated a rise in crime in the Kuku area of Lusaka when the Police Post there is demolished. Minister of Water and Sanitation Development, Mike Mposha, recently ordered the demolition of the Kuku Police Post due to its construction atop a pipeline. In an interview on Wednesday, Musamba emphasised the deterrent effect of police presence on criminal activities, highlighting that criminals tend to avoid areas where law enforcement officers are active. “As the police, when they are nearby thieves don’t want to commit crime, they are going to miss that presence of police officers because where police operate, thieves will move away – they will find some other place. I only hope that...

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