Police have arrested 28-year-old police officer Luka Naphiyo who got drunk and shot an unarmed minibus driver on the knee yesterday at Blantyre Market.
Deputy Police spokesperson Harry Namwaza has confirmed the arrest of Naphiyo.
According to a Malawi Police report, Naphiyo was assigned to work at Mandala State resident Guest House from the shift of 12: 00 hrs to 18: 00hrs.
Surprisingly at about 1530hrs, the officer got drunk during the shift and went to Blantyre Market where Chilobwe-Blantyre Minibuses park. He carried with him a K2C rifle which had 10 rounds of ammunitions
“The officer started shooting in the air with his rifle K2C and this made drivers who were there to be scared and hence dispersed. In the process he shot the victim on the knee.
“The victim fell down and later the officer advanced to the victim and pointed at him saying he would finish him but fortunately he had comply emptied all the ammunitions which were in the magazine,” reads part of the report.
After noticing that the officer had run out of bullets, people grabbed him and snatched the K2C riffle.
The angry people also started beating the officer and luckily enough he was rescued by the drivers who took him to Blantyre Police Station.
Namwaza says the officer is suspected of committing acts intended to cause grievous harm.
The victim was taken to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital for treatment.
refered to QECH so that he could be attended to .The accused person has also been escorted to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital for treatment before he is placed in custody to answer the offence he has committed.
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