Police were last evening in a fierce running battle with irate Mtendere residents after a discovery of a CHILILOMBA at Vera Chiluba School in Hellen Kaunda. Residents demanding for the burning of the ghost blocked roads and burning tyres, forced Police to begin fireing TEAR-GAS canisters that choked motourists,residents in surrounding areas that left shoppers at New PHI PicknPay unspared and scampering in all directions. By 21 hrs a lot of residents were found at Levy Mwanawasa Hospital with various injuries as well as collapsing after inhaling teargasses.
Among those affected, was the 10 year old daughter of MMD Lusaka Province Youths Chairman Watson Mtonga whose child was rushed to the District Hospital after she collapsed while others were found with deep cuts after a stampede.
The Chililomba was taken to Mtendere Police and later moved to Central Police