ZAMBIA: A fugitive Zambian lawmaker with a bounty on his head has been arrested in Zimbabwe, Zambian authorities have said.
Emmanuel “Jay Jay” Banda, who was facing robbery charges, is accused of having escaped from custody in August as he awaited to appear in court.
He is said to have escaped through a window at Chipata Central Hospital in Eastern Province where he had been admitted following his arrest and was being guarded by police and prison officers.
The police then issued a bounty of 2m Zambian kwacha ($72,000; £57,000) for him.
He denies the allegations of robbery.
At a press conference on Wednesday, the Zambian minister for home affairs said the MP had been arrested earlier this week in Harare.
Jack Mwiimbu said the MP was arrested by Zimbabwean police at a flat he had been renting and would remain there pending extradition formalities.
He said the government was keen to know who had facilitated the MP’s escape as well as visits by his wife to Harare.
He thanked the Zimbabwean authorities for their co-operation.
