A court in NkhataBay district has sentenced 25-year-old Bright Banda to nine years behind bars for breaking into a NBS Bank branch.
On 15 April this year Banda with his three friends whom the police are yet to arrest tied up G4S security guards who were on duty at the Nkhata Bay NBS branch and stole one Video Digital Recorder (VDR) and CCTV processor.
The thugs also damaged Uninterrupted Power System (UPS), and tampered with the ATM back door, Chubb door (the storage door), and three desktop computers.
When he appeared before Nkhata Bay first grade magistrate court, Banda pleaded guilty to the charges levelled against him and in mitigation he asked for lenient sentence claiming that the police tortured him.
“Your worship, I was severely beaten up by the Police when I was caught, and I am begging for a lenient punishment because I will not do it again. It is my last time,” he pleaded.
Responding to Banda’s plea, first grade magistrate Maston Phiri said the convict was supposed to be helping in developing the country other than stealing.
“These young men are the ones who are supposed to be responsible and develop our communities and not getting involved in such criminal activities,” he said.
Phiri then sentenced Banda to nine years imprisonment with hard labour so as to deter other offenders.
The convict comes from Chileka village, in Traditional Authority (TA) Kalolo in Lilongwe district.
Unfair. People r getting billions only to be left free. Dziko ndilokonderadi guys
Uhhhhh nanga winayo zikhala zingati
Nanga uja anapezeka ndi ma dolla ozaza expand uja musamumanga bwanji?
Mamoni okhawo kundendeko
achepetsa anafunika mob justice any way 9yrs yomweyo.
Koma ndiye kulanga
Nde bolanso kuba ndalama za boma chifukwa samanga.
achaponda ndi zaka zingati??????
kkkkkk mwina ankhoza kungomupatsa life inprison.
mmmmmmmm ndi mzawo wa big man sangamumange zangomudera nbaleyu……thats what we call malawian politics…. man
Ok komadi ndi best friend wa abwana any way zioneka zokha chipande poomola.
Nanga Azimba
Umphawi watonyanya pa Nyasa eish.
Good for him even 9 years isn’t enough to this scum bag, I dont need people like him in my Hood!!!