ZNS officer gets life for murder

MAYENGO NYIRENDA,
CHOMBA MUSIKA
Chipata, Lusaka
A ZAMBIA National Service (ZNS) officer who was in an extramarital affair with an unmarried woman at Ng’onga camp in Lumezi has been sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour for killing her at his house during a sleepover.
Lieutenant Fadoo Chidakwa, 32, was found guilty of murder by Chipata High Court Judge Koreen Zimba over the death of Second Lieutenant Emmy Musenge, 30, whose body was dumped at Lundazi Airstrip on February 23 last year.
Lt Chidakwa denied the charge and senior state advocate Nchimunya Munkombwe called over seven witnesses, including his fellow officers, to prove the case of murder.
During defence, Lt Chidakwa confirmed that he was in a relationship with Musenge, which is against the military rules of married officers not being allowed to date single officers.
He told the court that his girlfriend died at his place during a weekend sleepover but he decided to dump the body in Lundazi because he was afraid of what society would say about him if he had reported the matter to authorities.
He said he found his girlfriend dead the following day in the morning after a night out, which ended with her sleeping over at his place…https://enews.daily-mail.co.zm/