Malawi Police officers in Nkhotakota district are keeping in custody six people for killing an elephant at Nkhotakota Parks and Game Reserve.
According to Nkhotakota Police Public Relations Officer Williams Kaponda, officers from the park arrested one suspect after well-wishers tipped them that he was selling elephant meat.
The suspect later on revealed his friends who were also arrested inside the Game Reserve.
Apart from the elephant meat, the suspects were also found with two rifles, a 375 and Muzzle loader, gun powder, two ivories, two cartridges, and an axe.
The six are expected to appear in court soon to answer the charges of hunting and killing protected species (Elephant), illegal possession of protected species (Ivory), illegal possession of firearms, illegal entry into wildlife reserve and conveying weapons into wildlife without permit.
The suspects are Sakondwera Buda, 32, of Nyanga village, Buggard Nyirenda, 53, of Kayontha Village, Yoswa Banda, 52, of Tewete Village, Mcdonald Chunga, 27, of Kambavi village, Yefeta Kaluma, 28, of Kaomba village all from Traditional Authority Kapelura in Kasungu while the sixth Ephraim Banda, 48, hails from Mazwini village, Traditional Authority Mabulabo in Mzimba.
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mmmm ganizani bwino njovu ndizofunika komaso albino nayeso ndi ofunika muyambe kamanga opha anthuwa then akupha zobweretsa ndalamazo
mmmm ganizani bwino njovu ndizofunika komaso albino nayeso ndi ofunika muyambe kamanga opha anthuwa then akupha zobweretsa ndalamazo
Aphazingati?amasuleni muyambe mwamanga Dausi ndiye akupha zambiri ku Nyika national park uku
Malawi sazatheka awakakamira opha njovu pamene opha munthu uyo alipa belo.kkk
Zazii koma munakasangalala munakamva kuti njobvu zapha munthu apa zavuta kuti njobvu yaphedwa kulibe chitetezo ku game kumeneko
Zazii njobvuzo mwina zathawa ku gameko ndiye mukufuna ziphe anthu kulibwino anthu aphe njobvuzo basi
you can lambast police left and right but one day you will need their service. Look, it is also people like you who make them relax their discipline.
I see a lot of prejudice in some comments. If it DDP that you hate that fail you to make disinterested opinion, then you are not `men’
Ndiye njovuyo ili kuti? amafuna ku panga ndiwo ndiye wina nkhumawagwirabso esh!
“murder?
Let them go in and eat NSIMA and salt for them to realise that their mistake was indeed so grave.
Apa pali njovu four koma palibepo yokufa nde zabodza basi
R.I.P elephants and for the killer neva give up one day nyangazo zipezeka
apolisi aku Malawi ndiopusa lnu simudziwa amalimbana ndizazi anthu akupha osamangidwa kumamabgudwa opha chilengedwe
anakakhala ndi nzungu munakamusiya popeza ndiwakuda iiiii
Eish!,kill them also plz.Why killing wild animals?.
Nde mumve chilango chaku… Kuposa opha albino
Kkkkk atayidwe amenewo sanaphe munthu,apolice mulimbane ndi anthu amene akupha anthu azawo not wapha njovu
Apolice akumalawi. ntchito ya wa game nawoso. anthu akuba ndalama m’boma kupha albino osamangidwa.
Kkkkkk apolice malo mogwila anthu omwe akumpha ma albino mukumanga okupha njovu kkkkkk.
Inu Inu! Kkkkkk