Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Jack Mwiimbu sounded the warning this afternoon during a media briefing at which he said the Government had no hand in the disappearance of Mr. Banda but that it will do everything possible to ensure that he was found safe and that perpetrators would be brought to book.

He challenged Ms. Nawakwi and Mr. Changala to present the evidence they claim to have to the security wings instead of rushing to the media to make unsubstantiated claims against the Government.

“You may be aware, fellow countrymen and women, that yesterday, a number of statements were made to the media by Hon. Edith Nawakwi, Brebnar Changala, and others which are in public domain, indicating that the Government is involved in the alleged abduction and they are demanding that the Government returns the Honourable Independent Member of Parliament. I want to state that these statements are highly mischievous and are meant to incite the members of the public against the Government.