8 arrested in FMB robbery, says Malawi Police
Eight people suspected to have been involved in the robbery of about K100 million at First Merchant Bank (FMB) Livingstone Towers in Blantyre on the night of December 23 2014 have been arrested, Police in the Southern Region have confirmed.
Southern Region Police spokesperson Nicholas Gondwa identified the eight as Felix Malope (35) from Chitengu Village in Traditional Authority (T/A) Bvumbwe’s area in Thyolo, Peter Malunga (48) from Musa Magasa Village, T/A Machinjiri in Blantyre, Keston Mbewe (28) from Makunje Village, T/A Machinjiri in Blantyre and Felix Khozomba (40) from Likumbo Village, T/A Likoswe in Chiradzulu.
The others are William Chirwa (54) from Nzikuola Village, T/A Mulonyeni in Mchinji, Edward Kamiza (28) from Lizulu in T/A Gomani’s area in Ntcheu, Limbani Hope (35) from Malope Village, T/A Nsanama in Balaka and Martin Malimwe (39) from Kalongonda Village, T/A Mabuka in Mulanje.
“We have been receiving tip offs from the public and we carried our investigations which led to the arrests,” said Gondwa.
He said among the suspects, Malunga is a husband of a senior police officer. Nyasa Times in an earlier report indentified the officer as Blandina Chanika.
Gondwa said Constable Makina, the female police officer who was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) after being shot in the robbery, is in a stable condition and has been discharged from the hospital.
Another police officer, Sergeant Patrick Mvula, was shot dead in the robbery.
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Lets gv much support to police by gvn em tip offs if we no dz criminals.dnt waste tme kunyozana here my Brothers
Now lets say are these Tumbuka…….?? All these thieves and LAZY BASTARDS see where they come from…. kuba basi…. go to school and get your education. use your quota system to the benefit….. vimbuli imwe….
Angozo mwanena bwino, don’t constrede to trible let’s help to put our opinion on what went wrong and deal with the issues. We really need to solve this problame of robery in the country,,,
Very bad, why stealing not sweating. The law must do on them.
Kodi Amalawi Mwatani? Zomwezi M’paka Mwalowetsa Ku Ndale. Shem
No connection to government mukuyesa mnza Cashgate
Chirwa zaka zonsezo you mean you can’t something better to feed your stomach? A Chirwa wo akakhalitse Ku ndendeko kuti anzawo atengelepo lesson.
Mbavazo zimphedwe bas.
Mine is a warning to all who read our best of the best Nyasa Times that please do not be as stupid as Padoko who untill today is not know the difference between political party and tribe. Padoko is very stupid why the whole of him say he will no longer support DPP because of some lomwe people who are being suspected as armed robbers who stole about 100 million. More over he is not suppoter of DPP and is a nobody in the politics. My question to stupid Padoko is that are the people who stole 500 million from… Read more »
Iwe Angizo!!! Ndiwe phwala wamva!!! Ukukwiya chani fisi iwe!!! Pa nyo pako wamva!!! Padoko sakunama alomwe ndinu mbava afiti anthu a chigololo inu!!!! Pa tumbu panu!!!!!!