A 53 year old bus driver has told the Livingstone High Court that he lead the complainant of the aggravated robbery to the home of the accused.

CHALI MULENGA, Livingstone
A 53 year old bus driver has told the Livingstone High Court that he lead the complainant of the aggravated robbery to the home of the accused.
This is in a case in which Enock Munsaka is charged with aggravated robbery.
 It is alleged that May 8, last year in Livingstone, he jointly and whilst acting together with others unknown robed Owen Katungu Muteba of 27 cases of Astel lite beer and 8x 5 litre boxes cellar Cask wine altogether valued at K4,160.
William Samwata commonly known Bugi as Muteba was testifying before, Livingstone high court judge in charge Ernest Mukulwamutiyo, Samwata said he knew that it was the accused that the complainant was looking for after watching the video that was taken on the day he was apprehended.
“I critically looked at the video that was being played on the laptop, I recognised the person that was apprehended as he was one of the drivers, who load at our bus station, I then volunteered that I was able to take,” he said.
Samwata said before they went to the accused’s house they passed through Livingstone central police in order to get an officer to accompany them to Malota compound to apprehend the now accused.
“When we reached the accused’s house, I was told by the wife that he was inside the house and the wife went inside and later said the husband was not able to see people at that point in time. I went to the car which we had parked by the side of the road next to the house,” he said.
Samwata said his colleges in the car refused to accept his explanation and they forced their way into the house.
 He said they found the accused lying on the bed and ordered him to follow to the police station.
He said they took him to the police station so that the police could carry out further investigations in the matter.

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