A 42-year-old man of Mansa is battling for his life in Mansa general hospital after being shot and wounded while fishing on the DR Congo side along the Luapula River in Mansa.
Luapula Province Police Chief, Auxensio Mbewe confirmed the incident to ZANIS and named the victim as Mwansa Chimbaya of Kalukuluku village in Chief Chinsunka’s area.
Mr Mbewe said Chimbaya was shot in the left leg around 18.00 last Friday as he fished on foreign waters on the Luapula River.
He said Chimbaya sustained a deep wound on his leg and is currently being nursed at Mansa general hospital.
Narrating the ordeal, Chimbaya said he had just cast his net on the Congo DR side along the Luapula River and while he was returning, he just heard gunshot adding that he does not know the people who shot at him.
Mr Mbewe said this is not the first time that a Zambian has been shot on the Luapula River on the Congo DR side.
He said the problem is that local people are fond of crossing over into the Congo DR waters on the Luapula River to engage in illegal fishing.
The police chief explained that Zambian fishermen are attracted by good stocks of fish on the Congo DR side because the Zambian side is said to be depleted
He said police have been doing everything possible to sensitize people to stop crossing into the neighbouring country waters to minimise the incidents.
“We have carried out sensitisations telling our people to desist from fishing in the Congolese waters on the Luapula River. They know that but sometimes they just tend to follow the fish which is plenty on the other side,” Mr Mbewe said.
[ZANIS]
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