Zambia elections: Ex-minister Mutotwe Kafwaya killed in security raid on opposition - BBC News

Police confirm Mutotwe Kafwaya's death after growing demands for information about his whereabouts.

Image source, National Assembly of ZambiaImage caption, Mutotwe Kafwaya's death was confirmed days after a raid by security forces

A former Zambian minister was killed in last week's raid by security forces on a house linked to opposition leader Brian Mundubile a day after the presidential election, the authorities have said.

A police spokesman said Mutotwe Kafwaya was fatally wounded by law enforcement officers during what officials have described as an exchange of fire in a security operation in the capital, Lusaka, on Friday.

Eleven people were arrested in the raid, with the authorities accusing Mundubile's party, the NRPUP, of being "involved in insurgency" and "militia activity" and storing "high-grade" weapons.

Mundubile, who has since gone into hiding, rejected the allegations as "total fabrications".