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The Zambia Police Service has denied rumors that six students from Kabulonga Girls Secondary School were abducted.
This response followed an incident on Tuesday when Gershom Mumba, the Deputy Head Teacher of the school, was approached by Nchikulo Mwansa, a parent, regarding his daughter’s absence from classes.
In a statement issued in Lusaka on Friday, Police Public Relations Officer, Rae Hamoonga, said Mwansa reported that his daughter would not be able to attend classes due to an incident that occurred on Monday.
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“According to the pupil’s account, on Monday, as they knocked off at around 15:20 hours, she and some other pupils willingly boarded a bus at the Kabulonga bus stop heading to Mtendere. The bus initially failed to start, but after being pushed, it began moving,” Hamoonga mentioned.
He added that the bus took an unexpected route, raising the pupils’ suspicions.
“When questioned about their destination, the driver provided unsatisfactory answers, prompting the pupils to jump out of the bus one by one as it slowed down. All the pupils managed to get off the bus,” he narrated.
He stated that the Headmistress and Deputy Head Teacher confirmed that none of the pupils were abducted, as they were consistently reporting to school since the incident.
“The registration number of the Hiace bus involved in the incident is ABL 1403. Investigations conducted at the Road Transport and Safety Agency have revealed that this motor vehicle has no valid road license or road fitness certificate,” Hamoonga stressed.
He said police could not rule out the possibility that the driver was attempting to evade police presence on the usual route to Mtendere.
“We have launched a search for the minibus to ensure that the driver or the owner faces the necessary fines for operating a motor vehicle without road tax and a road fitness certificate,” he said.
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