A Malawi security guard has been arrested for the killing of Lizzie Nyson — a Lake Malawi Anglican University student whose body was discovered wrapped in a mosquito net near their shared home in Lilongwe.
A Malawi security guard suspected of murdering a university student and dumping her body metres from their shared home has been arrested after a six-day manhunt that stretched across the country, Malawi police have confirmed.
Shadrick Clever, 26, was apprehended at around 11:00 PM on April 9, 2026, in Chilipa, Mangochi — more than 300 kilometres from Lilongwe, where the crime took place. He had been working as a security guard at Longways Construction Company in the capital.
Arrest Made in Lizzie Nyson Killing
His alleged victim, Lizzie Nyson, was a third-year student at Lake Malawi Anglican University. The two had been sharing a residence in Lilongwe at the time of her death — a detail that has shocked fellow students and raised urgent questions about safety for young women in Malawi.
APRIL 3, 2026 — LILONGWE, MALAWI: Nyson’s body is found wrapped in a mosquito net, dumped in a bush roughly 20 metres from the fence of the home she shared with the suspect in Lilongwe.
AFTER THE CRIME — MALAWI: Clever allegedly steals Nyson’s cellphone and sells it before fleeing Lilongwe. Malawi police trace the phone to the buyer and recover it as key evidence.
APRIL 9, 2026 — MANGOCHI, MALAWI: Malawi police arrest Clever in Chilipa, Mangochi at 11:00 PM. He is taken into custody and is expected to face murder charges.
Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer Hasting Chigalu confirmed the key details of the discovery and arrest to Malawi24.
“Nyson’s body was discovered on April 3, 2026, wrapped in a mosquito net and dumped in a bush about 20 metres from the fence of the house she shared with the suspect.”— HASTING CHIGALU, LILONGWE POLICE PRO.
Security Guard Arrested
After the killing, Clever allegedly stole Nyson’s cellphone and sold it; but the device became critical to the investigation. Malawi police tracked it to the buyer and recovered it, helping piece together the suspect’s movements as he fled through the country.
SUSPECT PROFILE
NAME: Shadrick Clever
AGE: 26
OCCUPATION: Security guard
EMPLOYER: Longways Construction Co., Lilongwe
ORIGIN: Kaongo Village, T/A Kachindamoto, Dedza District
