’11 Bongos’ gang leader arrested for murder of Master of rival ‘Soft Bombers’

March 28, 2015 Malawi News Agency 84 Comments

Malawi Police have confirmed that they arrested arrested 22 year old Tiyese James who is suspected to have led a gang of notorious youths that murdered 18 year old Richard Master.

We got him: Kingsley Dandaula Lilongwe Police PRO says of the arrest of 11 Bongos commander - Pic. By Kondwani Magombo
We got him: Kingsley Dandaula Lilongwe Police PRO says of the arrest of 11 Bongos commander – Pic. By Kondwani Magombo

Master, who resided in Lilongwe’s Area 36, died on 31 March 2014 in an inter-gang wrangle between “Soft Bombers”, a gang to which he belonged and “11 Bongos” a gang which was allegedly led by James.

Public Relations Officer for Lilongwe Police, Kingsly Dandaula said “James had been on the run ever since the murder until recently when Area 36 Police unit got a tip that led to his arrest.”

11 Bongos is one of the teen notorious gangs, popularly known as “Crews and Ghettos” which comprise of youngsters from 10 to 19 years of age who engage in a variety of criminal acts including rape, life-threatening assaults with hardcore weaponry, excessive sachet spirits intake and smoking of marijuana.

Dandaula further explained that the murder suspect is also alleged to have had a hand in a series of robberies that have been taking place in Area 36 where he resided.

James who hails from Kawondo village, Traditional Authority Tsabango in Lilongwe district will soon appear in court to answer charges of murder and robbery according to Dandaula.

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84 replies on “’11 Bongos’ gang leader arrested for murder of Master of rival ‘Soft Bombers’”

  3. Its so funny that these confused, misguided, uneducated saveges managed to organise themselves and start to terrorise an area, yet the adults (wiser and educated) failed to organise themselves to cub these gangs, set them alight or hand them to police if need be.

  4. Amange onsewo – why should Malawi be terrorise with kids? Manga them and jail them and skill them – kuba is not a skill.

  5. Nice that the police have arrested this thug.These are going to be future criminals.Akusiya kupita ku school kumangozipasa zimaina za ghetto bongo kaya chiani uko.Lock up this lowlife from area 36 and throw away the keys in Lilongwe river.

  7. Why do u keep such pipo? MCP must help the way it used to deal with such poepl and there was order throughout the nation

  12. Acourt anthu ngati amenewa apasidwe chilango champhamvu koma mukawakondela azabwela kunyumba kwanu ndiye muzaziwa kupweteka kwake

  14. Am a resident of area 36, am so thankful for the good job done, ana amenewa amavuta koopsa, they say they want to b the nxt bokhalam, that’s why they encourage youngsters to join

  18. CommentT
    Thieves are being kept in locations unreported to police till matured into Bokoharam shit!

  23. How are such youth gangs allowed to prolifer and roam the Area 36 township like this?? Have we now started nurturing warlords?? The army should be deployed to sweep A36 of these ruffians into their early graces. A stitch in time saves ninths!!!

  25. Abale who will help the police to arrest robbers who killed a police officer in Limbe yesterday? The police officer killed is Victor Median of Nditrande police station and a brother to former IG Peter Mukhito. What is our police able to do to stop this mafia killings? I am very sorry for this death.

  27. Comment. U mean these so called boko kaya mukuti bongo group r exist in this country? And only manage kugwira mkulu wao? Why cant u just demorish them ‘ shoot to kill’

  30. How many times is this cant going to be arrested? I think its early March Nyasa reported the same. How about his followers? If we dont take care, Malawh is bleeding its own IS, Boko Haram and the like

  33. many youths are enganging themselves in such wrangle behaviours because stiff punishments have not been given to the offenders and that’s why there are such cases in our communities,please let the communities be sensitised on how to report the matters to the relevant authorities

  34. * 11 Bongos?, Soft Bombers?,
    * area 36, only six digits from 30?
    * How far is the protection of helpless malawian in Edingeni,several digits from 30?

  36. Mnyamata ameneyo mumutokose kumatako ndi chibonga Uku tizitsiru tinzaketo tikuonera. 11 Bongos, soft bombers, bull shit! We need to enforce truancy laws. No child should be seen in the streets during school hours or in the evenings.

  37. Inutu you should take these gangs seriously. You should totally annihilate them. Kill them if you must. Gangs are like a cancer on society. If this rubbish is not dealt with precisely, these gangs will become a disease sucking the life out of all the youth who grow up in the affected areas, whether they want to join or not. WIPE THEM OUT!!

  41. Osamango ikapo ma comment nkhani musana iwerenge anthuni.Akut zinachitika liti nanga lero date ndi chani ?zoputsa!

  44. If given chance I have the expertise to volunteer myself to be coming to prison to inject lethal dose to these merciless thugs. The guys are notoriously dangerous. They can rape,kill,steal, maim and name it.

  45. am stayn in 23 evn am new comer here bt I hz heard so many 4rm dat crew, nw ndakodw kt apolice mwagwira ntchto yotamandka kwambr aftr lng tym tikudandaula dnt allow him 2 tek bello guys

  50. MALAWI GOVT (LET ALONE OUR BELOVED POLICE) DO YOU ALLOW GANGS TO OPERATE IN THIS COUNTRY? WE HAVE BEEN HEARING OF 11 BONGOS FOR SOMETIME & COMMUNITIES COMLAINING WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM TO ARREST THEM & CLEAN THE AREA EVEN ALL OTHER AREAS IN MALAWI? (I SEE POLICEMEN ARE PART OF THESE GANGS – THEY BENEFIT THRU LOOTING DONE BY THESE GANGS. I G PLEASE DO SOMETHING.

  53. Tiyeni tithandizane amalawi dziko ndilathu iri tiwauze azathu apolice komwe kumambisara dzimbalangondodzi amenewatu tsiku lina mukawabisa choncho mudziziwona ndidzinyama osati anthu mudzandikhululupilira adzakupangani chipogwe,

    1. tinanyanya kutchuka ndikupha anthu. tingoyamika ma tiperwo basi. kufunika anyongedwe komanso tinato tigwidwe,

  55. Plz plz plz kill all of them,akhala akuvutisa kwambiri kumapha anthu osalakwa,kulanda katundu,kuba mumanyumba chonde chonde osawasiya

  57. Mungo tetemula zamanyibasi, kuno ku malawi kuli zigawengakuno? kwathu kuli alshabaab,bokoharam,janjawid ,farc rebels ,renamo ,isils,alqaeda, ndiye mutipo chani apa,muzaziona, aphwanga bolamoyo .

  61. Government has the monopoly over the use of violence. Government has the capacity and know-how to crush these gangs.

  63. Our police is very incompetent why are these stupid boys causing alot of neusance as if they are Bokoharam members.Are u telling mi that our police can not wipe out these kids once and for all?

  64. We need to see that Suspect Now, but when it comes to sex stories you are good at putting picture of the victims does this mean Nyasa times is also so sexy or what? if you are not show us Picture of that Gang star other wise all photo journalist are in competent,fire them at once See my name.

  65. Yu call him commander putting high tags on him will influence other stupid gangs. Eliminate them arrest the sofware whatever give them long jail time.

  69. Results of poverty and joblessness among the youth.This is just the tip of an Iceburg.Lets wake up as a nation and do something for our youth

  71. Anawo ndi Gulu la Anamaskin,akulila momuno, mumumange kwambili mwana ameneyo tisanve zokuti akukaphuzila ntchito zamanja kundende ayi, apite ku Maxmum zomba akamuonetse anzake, koma asanapite awacthule anzake onse nawonso they must face the Law….. Bravo Police work hard ndikukwezani kwambili osadanda,,,,.

  72. Mzinda wa Lilongwe ndi onyansa koposa ndi umene andale adawuwononga ndipo akuonongabe mpaka pano mpake muli zigandanga zokhazokha ndiponso taonani mavenda akewo ndipsi zokhazokha komanso amtukuveve okhaokha

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