2 to serve 10 years in jail for NBS bank robbery

Nkhotakota First Grade Magistrate  (FGM)  has  convicted a given a lengthy 10 year jail tem to two men in a case filed over a daring bank robbery at New Building Society (NBS) armed robbers .

The two,  a 28-year-old, Weton Humba and a 38-year-old Jeffrey Phiri were among the five who robbed Nkhotakota NBS properties worthy K 4. 4 million on the night of March 2  this year.

Nkhotakota police leading criminal investigator in the case and the Station Criminal Investigations Officer (SCIO) detective inspector Baxter Mkumbwa said the convicts are among the notorious criminals in the country.

The robbers  r tied two guards found at the bank’s premises.Although they failed to steal cash, however,  went away with two HP computers, CCTV set, all valued at K4. 4 million.

After being convicted, Phiri asked for court’s lenience, saying he has a kidney problem while Humba said he has several businesses which if  jailed there is no one to look after them.

However,  First Grade Magistrate  Fred Juma Chilowetsa presiding said court doesn’t consider personal problems when passing sentence. He schooled the two to have thought about it before going ahead committing the offence.

“Armed robbery offence is serious in nature. If committed by more than two people as it is stipulated in penal code section 301 (2) it is life imprisonment,” he said

Chilowetsa therefore sentenced the two to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour and forfeited the motor vehicle Virtz    registration number CK 3369 which was used by the suspects a getaway car to the government as stipulated in section 317 of the penal code.

The convicts  Geoffrey Phiri aged 38 hails from Ntaja village in the area of traditional authority (T/A) Kawinga in Machinga district while Welton Humba aged 20 is from Saiwa, T/A Makwangwala in Ntcheu district.

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Advisory Committee
Advisory Committee
7 years ago

You reap what you sow

nzeru zozama
nzeru zozama
7 years ago

comment ya tribalism iyo yangowonetselatu kuti ndimbuli yapanga comment apo. sad to see young kids going to jail. kale kunalibe such thing. this is a sign of social and moral decadance in out societies. we should be concerned.

Walter from FAM
Walter from FAM
7 years ago

Phiri cant be from Ntaja and Humba cant be from Ntcheu!!!!
Atumbuka awa!

Matumbo
Matumbo
7 years ago

zomakamba kuti atumvuka awa pamene asali iwo ndi kuba ndi mfutiko utsiru umenewo.stupid!

Mdya mbewa ndi mkana nkhumba
Mdya mbewa ndi mkana nkhumba
7 years ago

Walter from FAM, Atumbuka amatumiza ma graduates ku Central and Southern Region. Popanda ma taxes a ma graduates amewa boma linakayenda?? Inu simungokhalila utenanti wa fodya, ma business, ndi umbava womwewo. Mumawona ngati kuphunzira ndi kuchedwa. Ife tatopa ndi kutitumizira ma tenanti North hee!!!!!!!!

Kaliati Primary Teacher
Kaliati Primary Teacher
7 years ago

Mudzatenge ma tenanti anu kuno kumpoto. Tasiya kulima fodya. Mutipatse ma graduates athu please.

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