Police Chief Kanganja
Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has said the general security situation in the country is calm and peaceful.
Kanganja says the Zambia Police will continue to maintain law and order to sustain the peace that the country has been enjoying.
He says police officers are still on the ground conducting patrols and ensuring that members of the public continue conducting their daily activities without any fear or intimidation.
“We however received some reports of post election violence being perpetrated in some parts of Southern province,” the IG says.
“We are therefore warning all those who would want to take the law into their own hands to stop forthwith or face the wrath of the law.”
Kanganja says the police service is also concerned with sentiments of hate speech being peddled through various media fora.
“As a principal law enforcement agency mandated to maintain law and order in the country, we are calling upon all media houses to desist from reporting or publishing false rumours or unverified information that has potential to cause alarm or that is inciting violence in nature,” Kanganja says.
The IG has also categorically stated that the police will not condone any acts of lawlessness during this period and thereafter.
“To those that would like to celebrate, we urge them to conduct their celebrations within the confines of the law,” Kanganja says.
“Equally those that would like to express their grievances should air them within the confines of the law.”
He says the country has been known to be a beacon of peace therefore urged all Zambians to be tolerant and coexist regardless of their political
affiliation as enshrined in the Zambian Constitution.
“To end this, the police would like to assure all Zambians of their safety from any harm and that they should go about their daily activities normally,” says Kanganja.