Jay Emmanuel Banda
Emmanuel "Jay Jay" Banda (born 23 March 1985)[1] is a Zambian politician. He was the Independent member of the National Assembly of Zambia for Petauke Central from August 2021 to November 2024.[1]
In May 2024, he disappeared in Lusaka under mysterious circumstances.[2] He was later discovered in a hospital.[3] In June, he was charged with stealing property worth 12,000 kwacha in 2015 and fled from police custody in August while he was hospitalised in Chipata. He was arrested in Harare, Zimbabwe, in November 2024.[4]
On 20 December 2024, two people were arrested on suspicion of plotting to hex President Hakainde Hichilema after being hired by a brother of Banda.[5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Jay Emmanuel Banda". National Assembly of Zambia.
- ↑ zamobserver (2024-05-25). ""Where is my son Emmanuel Jay Jay Banda?"- Chief Mumbi of Petauke". The Zambian Observer. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ↑ "Emmanuel 'Jay Jay' Banda: Zambian MP in hospital after disappearance". BBC News. 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ↑ "Fugitive Zambian MP arrested in Zimbabwe - minister". BBC. 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ↑ "Zambian police arrest 2 over alleged plot to bewitch President Hichilema". Associated Press. 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
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