WHILE he was away in Egypt and depositing money to his savings account back home in Zambia, two suspects allegedly withdrew over K90,000 from renowned soccer star Emmanuel Mayuka.
A bank teller and an accountant at a named bank in Lusaka are appearing in court in connection with the withdrawal of the money from the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament top scorer’s bank account without his consent.
The accused are Evans Kabaso, 30, a bank teller of Kabulonga and Kangwa Makumba, 51, accountant of Kabangwe area. They are facing 15 counts of theft and forgery by servant.
Evidence is that Mr Mayuka, 32, was alerted about the questionable transactions on account by his relationship manager at the bank, Simon Kasempe.
When the case came up last week before the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court, Mr Mayuka of Salama Park, Lusaka, said in July 2017 while in Egypt, he received a phone call from Mr Kasempe, who he referred to as his bank manager. This is contained in a report published by Mwebantu.