Zambian opposition leader Chishimba Kabwili of National Democratic Congress was yesterday arrested on allegations of defaming the President Edgar Lungu and his ministers.

Kambwili was arrested following a video circulating on social media in which he allegedly implied that Lungu was a dog.

In a video Kambwili had said “Some dogs from Chawama do not get tired of travelling,”

He is accused of committing the offence contrary to the Zambian laws of Section 61,the Panel Code Chapter 87.