Choma driver rapes woman

 Southern Province Police Commissioner, Auxensio Daka, has provided details regarding a rape case that occurred in Choma. The incident, recorded under Rape OB No. 1857/24 DTR, took place on January 27, 2024, at approximately 21:00hrs in a motor vehicle along Masuku road after the Jimel School road junction. The victim, identified as F/J Prisca Sakwenda, a 16-year-old resident of Kachacha compound, reported the incident through her neighbor, F/Catherine Hamukonka, aged 45.According to Mr. Daka, the victim was selling beer at a Shebeen located at her residence on the night of the incident. During the course of her work, she was assaulted by a customer. Subsequently, the suspect, M/Nkandu Banda, aged 41 and also a resident of Kachacha compound, offered to assist the victim in reporting the assault to the police station. The victim agreed, and instead of heading to the police station, the suspect drove his vehicle towards Masuku.Upon reaching their destination, the suspect parked the vehicle at the mentioned location and forcibly engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim from 21:00hrs until 01:00hrs. After the assault, the suspect dropped the victim off at her place of residence. The victim later complained of experiencing pain in her vagina.Mr. Daka has confirmed that the suspect, M/Nkandu Banda, who is employed as a driver at the water works Choma provincial office, has been apprehended and is currently in custody. He is yet to be formally charged with the crime.