BOZ WORKERS JAILED FOR K100,000 HEIST ATTEMPT

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Two former employees of the Bank of Zambia’s Ndola branch have been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour after attempting to steal K100,000 in a calculated scheme that was foiled by CCTV surveillance and routine security checks.

On June 20, 2024, porter Christopher Chanda Mwewa and cashier Christine Mutema concealed a brick of cash inside a wooden box earmarked for disposal.

Their plan was to let the box leave the vault area unnoticed, but security officers intercepted it at the exit. A random check revealed the hidden money, prompting immediate police involvement.

Investigators from the Ndola Central Police Frauds Division reviewed CCTV footage, which captured the pair deliberately leaving the money in the box and monitoring its movement toward the gate.

Prosecutors argued that the act was intentional, designed to defraud their employer without leaving fingerprints.

The case, The People vs. Christopher Chanda Mwewa and Christine Mutema (SN/01/2025), was tried before Chief Resident Magistrate Kakusa in the Economic and Financial Crimes Court.

The State was represented by Mr. Brighton Siafwa, Senior State Advocate at the National Prosecution Authority, while the defence was led by C. Mumba of Lumango Chambers.

At the close of trial, the court found both accused guilty of Theft by Public Servant under sections 265 and 277 of the Penal Code Act, Chapter 87. On February 16, 2026, they were sentenced to one year in prison with hard labour