Month: January 2021 Posts

Dedza Police registers 86% increase in murder cases

Jan 15, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Dedza registered 54 murder cases in 2020, a big rise from the 29 cases registered in 2019. The district breakdown of murder cases shows that in 2020, the parent station registered 36 murder… ...

 Tanzanian arrested over marijuana

Jan 14, 2021 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Police in Nkhatabay have arrested Tanzanian national, Casim Mwakawanga, for being found in possession of two bags of Indian hemp weighing 50 kilograms and for entering into the country illegally. According to the report file… ...

Eli Njuchi falls victim to scammers

Jan 14, 2021 Lyonike Mughogho 0 &

By Lyonike Mughogho Music starlet Eli Njuchi has fallen victim to scammers as they have been leveraging his hard fought fame. The teenager tweeted late last week that some people are using his trademark to… ...

Fraudsters dupe businessperson of K300,000

Jan 13, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Fraudsters who impersonated a police officer in Mangochi have tricked a businessperson into sending K300,000 through mobile money. Mangochi Police Station says it has received complaints that unknown fraudsters are stealing from various people by… ...

Five nabbed for theft of cooking oil

Jan 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda Police in Lumbadzi have arrested five men for allegedly stealing 20 Jerry cans of cooking oil at SunSeed Oil Company. The suspects have been identified as Alfred Banda aged 35, Edwin Tembo… ...

5 Pakistanis, 3 Bangladeshis jailed for illegal entry

Jan 13, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda. The Karonga Senior Resident Magistrate Court on Monday sentenced five Pakistanis and three Bangladeshis to six months imprisonment with hard labour for illegal entry. The convicts have been identified as: Raheer Naem,… ...

Two arrested over theft at isolation facility

Jan 13, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police in Dedza have arrested two notorious criminals believed to be behind the spate of robberies within Dedza township, including the robbery at an isolation facility. The two are Asante Gerevazio Pota, 29, of Chiwaya… ...

HRDC demands arrest of officer who killed Nyondo

Jan 11, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) has demanded the Malawi Police to arrest the officer who shot Polytechnic student Blessings Nyondo, saying the grouping will hold vigils at Southern Region Police if the officer is… ...

Police impound 10 motorcycles in Mangochi

Jan 11, 2021 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

In a bid to reduce road accidents this year, Mangochi Police Traffic section has embarked on intensive traffic checks which has led to 10 motorcycles being impounded over road traffic act violations. The 10 motorcycles… ...

Dowa Police train community wardens

Jan 11, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

In a quest to reduce road accidents and theft cases in depots of the district, Dowa Police Station has trained community traffic wardens who will oversee operations in the district's depots. The traffic wardens were… ...

Two filling station workers jailed for allowing robbers to steal K6m

Jan 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Topson Banda The First Grade Magistrate Court in Kasungu has sentenced two filling station workers to over two years in prison each for enabling robbers to steal K6 million at Kapalankhwazi Mount Meru Filling… ...

Nigerian man jailed 10 years over drug deal that led to Malawian’s death

Jan 09, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

A court in Lilongwe has sentenced a 60-year-old Nigerian national to 10 years in prison over a drug trafficking deal that led to the death of a Malawian in Brazil. The convict identified as Alex… ...

Rapist gets 50 years in jail after appealing against 24-year sentence

Jan 08, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

High Court Judge Professor Redson Kapindu has sentenced child sex offender Zaeshan Jaral Raja to 50 years in jail after the convict appealed against a 24-year jail term handed to him by a lower court.… ...

98 child sexual abuse cases recorded in Mangochi in 2020

Jan 08, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Mangochi Police Station recorded 98 child sexual abuse cases last year, 43 higher than the number of cases recorded in 2019. Deputy Public Relations Officer for Mangochi Police Station Amina Tepani Daudi said a 2020 crime… ...

Police-involved shooting victim dies 

Jan 08, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Twenty-three-year-old Blessings Nyondo has died days after he was shot following a scuffle with a police officer and a security officer. His father has confirmed Nyondo’s death to the local media. Nyondo, a Polytechnic student,… ...