Seven people have been arrested in Lilongwe by police in connection to breaking and theft that occurred at Liberty Properties Company.
Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer Inspector Hastings Chigalu has confirmed of the arrests saying the breaking happened on April 13th, 2022 along Mchinji road, Njewa location and items worth 27 million Kwacha were stolen.
The suspects have been charged with Breaking Into a Building and Committing a Felony there-in, which contravenes section 311 of the Penal Code.
“On this day of the incident, four security guards under Pempho Security Services, reported on night duty at around 17:00 hours but when the owner of the properties, a Lebanese national, reported for work in the morning, he found the main entrance gate wide open and no single Watchman was within the vicinity,” Chigalu said.
He further said that the owner found that both his office and the warehouse were broken into upon entering the premises and discovered the missing of 5 computers, 3 solar batteries, one plasma screen, 35 rolls of mesh wire, and the items all worth over K27,000,000.
“Meanwhile, police have recovered some items that include 14 rolls of mesh wire, one computer and others and investigations to recover the remaining items and arrest the other culprits are ongoing,” he said.
He added that police have also impounded a motor vehicle Mitsubishi Canter, registration number NA 7141, that was used to ferry the stolen items from scene of the crime to Area 24 within Lilongwe City and one of the arrested suspects is a security guard who reported for duty on the night of the incident and others are still at large.
The suspects have been identified as Gift Kuthani, 34, of Mgona Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kaduya, Phalombe, Nicholas Boston, 24, Maweru Village, T/A Chiwere, Dowa, Isaac Kauma, 26, Kochera Village, T/A Mlomba, Machinga, Alick Adamson, 58, Phokolo Village, T/A Masumbankhunda, Lilongwe, Gift Zulu, 39, Mkumba Village, T/A Zulu, Mchinji, Aubrey Kadango, 27, Kavuthethe Village, T/A Chimwala, Mangochi, and OSMAN CHISINGA, 39, Kanjinga Village, T/A Kaphuka in Dedza District.