Key suspect in abduction of albino teenboy dies in Malawi police custody: Buleya was fit and well
A key suspect in the abduction of a 14-year-old boy with albinism in Dedza has died in police custody just hours after appearing in court.
Lilongwe police spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula said the suspect, Buleya Luka died after he complained of an illness.
“After he complained of an illness, the police took him to Kamuzu central hospital where he has died,” said Dandaula.
Step father to the missing boy, Goodson Makanjira, told the principal magistrate court in Lilongwe on Wednesday that Luka masterminded the abduction of the boy.
Kumbilani Patson of Chiwala Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Chiseka in Lilongwe said Luka promised all that participated in the abduction K800 000 each.
He said: “I am guilty of the abduction. I did it because I was tricked that there was money. He said he would give us K800 000, so I accepted the deal and managed to get the boy and we gave the boy to him [pointing at Buleya] at night, alive.”
Patson claimed it was Buleya, whom he pointed at in court, who told them that he knew the market for people with albinism.
“They drove off with the boy, leaving us there promising to get back to us for the cash later. We knew that there was danger; that the boy would be killed, but we did it for money,” he said.
But Luka was yet to tell the police where he took Makanjira to whether he is alive or dead.
Luka has died aged 54.
He was fit and well on Wednesday before a stepfather to Goodson pleaded guilty to the boy’s abduction.
The second accused, who also pleaded guilty, is Sainani Kalekeni who comes from Chimphanga Village, T/A Chanza in Lilongwe.
Kalekeni also narrated the story of promises of money by Buleya who seems to have been a middleman.
However, the duo have exonerated three other accused persons: Lukas Kagomo, 36, Katiya Mizeck, 42, and Wiskes Gana telling the court that they have been victimised for allowing the use of their phones to make calls on the abduction without their knowledge.
Principal resident magistrate Viva Nyimba, however, said he would not release any of the six accused, considering the sensitivity and seriousness of the matter and also because investigations are still ongoing.
Follow and Subscribe Nyasa TV :
Dr Chakwera tiyenazo, atiuze chomwe chapha munthuyu. Go go go go go!!
Prince of Killers must go.
Prince of thieves must go.
Vavi MCP!
Vavi Chakwera.
Has Buyers been found with money?Speculations and poverty at the top ,any business claimed to be most profitable goes faster without questionsDausi must be understood what he says ,do not just to oppose of him just because he is in government!.There was blood suckers incident ,was that really true? Were people not killed?The principal cause is ignorance
Dausi is right. The albino issue is being politicised and APAM is shamefully allowing itself to be controlled by some selfish politicians. It is parents and relatives who are killing albinos which makes it difficult for the police to deal with the problem – BUT with time, these killings will be eliminated. What we should all (political leaders, the church etc) be talking about is civic education and eradicating poverty.
Iwe Nchacha shatapu!
In brief, you are supporting Dausi’s assertion that albino murders haven’t yet reached crisis level? Shame on you!
Barbaric behaviour! When is Malawi going to wake up! This is absolute waste of lives which could function productively in the country!!! EDUCATION is needed urgently about Albinism URGENTLY! They are just people with a disease and they in fact need looking after because they have needs that nature did not give them! For heavens sake a Malawi Conde! Stop this Savage! Barbaric! Ancient practice of wasting lives!!! Have a heart! This could be your relative! 800,000 kwacha!!! For an innocent life!!! As a Malawian my heart bleeds!!! We should all as a nation work together to stop this! STOP IT!!!
Our only evidence has finally been taken away…
Oooohh…GOD give us strength…!!
Inu munali ku khoti Buleya iye sanafuse mafuso
Now this Albino issue has started making sense to me, believe me you onse amene anamangidwawa safika pa 21 may afa ndithu, akuopa kutchulidwa maina anthuwa, God is watching you.
MMMH….! A china Dausi, la 40 lidzakukwanirani. Ine palibe ndikuchiona apa kupatula kuti munthuyu mwafuna asaulure zinthu. Watch your space, inu mukanakhala machine mukanakhala dumpy level yosayang’ana kumwamba. THE BIG EYE IS WATCHING. Kaya mukumva bwanji mukamva kuti our brothers have now opted to seek asylum? Ndinu anthu omvetsa chisoni!
The police have done well by eliminating this killer. He lived by the sword and has died by the sword. Just by not having a gene that makes melanin should deny albinos life? Inu abale a Buleya mwaona kuti kupha nkolakwika? Musalire wafera zochita zake. Take on the remaining suspects.
no boss you are wrong the police should have waited for him to mention who the big fish is and let him tell the nation where the market is but what they have done so far is like covering the big fish, which simply shows that the big fish is also influencial to police hence his killing to avoid exposing some big bosses up there! if we remain in the situation that we dont know anyone masterminding this we can not stop this. the police have killed the evidence simple. no trace of who has the market now.
IG must have been pressured to murder this man or is he a willing party to this
I am assuming the police have full statement from Buleya.
Let is as a nation, monitor this case to its conclusion. Nyasa Times, you are doing a great job.
Buleya’s body should undergo a serious autopsy, the results of which should be availed to the nation.
There are other avenues of investigatiin for sure.
THIS CASE MUST BE SEEN THROUGH TO ITS CONCLUSION.
The police interviewed this person and have the names of the suspects behind this barbaric, inhumane act.
As citizens we have the right to know.
If no information comes out we will indeed conclude the rumours.
DPP needs to go Amalawi. Chipani ichi ayi ndithu.
Adachita chobayaaaa! Chobayaaaa adachita chobaya ngati nkhumba.
M’bale wangaaa Golozera adachita chobaya ngati nkhumbaaaa!
The second one to die in police custody. One committed suicide in NB but how the police knows because nothing is allowed in the cell. These people are being poisoned because they were about to reveal everything including implicating big shots. Nununso mudzafa ifa yowawa
and you wonder how DPP gurus become instant millionaires
The rotten police force is part of the syndicate sponsored by the DPP Government. Dausi was An MYP in MCP killing people is no big deal to him!
Now we know who the culprit is behind all this crisis……….. they are still waiting for the “right levels” they haven’t reached their target number😢😢😢. VOTE WISELY!
Why killing the key suspect who had all the information? As far as I know, no cases go to court before they are investigated. This case was investigated and all the necessary information was grabbed. Someone somewhere knows where Makanjira is. These are just issues of protecting someone’s reputation.
Mwawathawisa umboni
Izi zikuoneselatu kut maguys mukuziwapo
All the way from Thyolo kumadzapha albinos in Dedza. These Lomwe people believe in zithumwa too much and akuphunzitsa people who never knew this. Do you remember the issue of kupopa magazi was mostly in Lomwe belt? Do you remember the issue of kudula mabele was rife in Chiradzulu? Zithumwa za Alamu Pumani Mwakalamba izi. Munthu uyu mwaphera dala kuti asowe with evidence. Magalimoto with Ana adad or agogo number plates are involved in crime to avoid being searched by police. Soldier take over.
akanaulula ambiri munthuyu. Achita chobaya. evidence gone. they think they are now safe. its not over muululika.
Vuto a Malawi kufuna kuntchuka ndi kulemela kukhala ku Ma big areas mu ma town koma ndinu mfiti zothelatu .
Anthu msana, akulangani Mulungu lifika la 40. Chinauluka chinatela. Ndalama za magazi . God is watching.
Hon. Lazarus Chakwera was right when he addressed the press conference. I see a hand in this from State house. DPP full of innocent blood of the people living with albinism. God will judge accordingly
Koma this shows the Big fish is involved. They panicked.. They dicided to knock him off. The guy was stupid he should have mentioned everything in court and ask for protection.
ulula mpempha
Did they say the suspect was behind bars at Dedza Police? Did I hear them correct when they said the suspect felt sick and he was driven all the way from Dedza to KCN because there were no hospitals in Dedza? Did the police deliberately deny the victim emergency treatment in Dedza and drove him a long way to KCN to completely choke his possible survival? Did you say there will be no post-mortem? A galu inu! Anyani inu! Satata wa Satana! Mother fucker!
Am sure Mr Dausi doesn’t see any problem to be concerned about here.
APA ndiye olokwa apezeka ndi apolisi omwewa akumaphanso okha zoona
So you fellow Malawians now can see that what the leader of MCP said during the presser come to pass. There is serious issue here going on this country in as far as abduction and killing of people with albinism is concerned. There is top dpp gurus behind this killing and now here we are someone who appeared before the court of law just yesterday today is dead unbelievable where is my country heading, what Satanism is this dpp govt practicing to win elections. God have mercy on us 21 May is near we want to see justice on this matter. If it will be dearth sentences Malawi will support it. If Jose Police IG got instruction to kill this suspect while in Police cell in order to serve and save your master I feel very pity with you because your days are numbered.
He complained of not being well and he had to sleep on the floor at court yesterday..Some of us thought he was gaming illness.Some of us laughed at the acting… He might have been sick either naturally or as a result of heavy beating by Police these guys went through…Even the Police are emotional now due to untold failure labels…
Why has a key albino murder suspect died in police custody? The answer is a no-brainer!
This doesn’t make sense at all. Why did the police not ask Buleya immediately he was arrested? What where they waiting for? Where they not supposed to immediately take Buleya to where Goodson is? This doesn’t make sense at all. The priority here is tracing Goodson not keeping these criminals in custody parading them in front of the wealthy well-connected mafias behind the albino killings. What where they waiting for before asking where Goodson is? Atiuze kuti amadikila ma instructions from who? Someone knows something here, someone must pay dearly. May God judge these wicked people. I curse all the albino killers. May they all die a painful death.
I am sure the guy died after telling the police the whole truth but truth. What remains is for the Police to their job. What did Buleya tell you before passing on???? Can you remember?
Is it now known that all vehicles with registration ANA ADAD are the ones carrying albino bodies as they are NOT searched at road blocks
DPP MUTITHA CHAKA CHAKE NDI CHINO. MUNTHU KU COURT AND FEW HOURS LATER HE IS DEAD??
APUMBWA PARTY at work, Please Magistrate just Kill them – remember the party Governor was also captured in 2018
Mwachita izi mudzafa imfa yowawa ndithu
Chouluka tsiku lina chidzatela. Musunge mawu anga Mr APM and DAUSI
i feel like ma biggy enaake ali connected with story
koma yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa DAUSIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII STRONG ORDERSFROM HIM
DAUSI UYU. LET’S ALL RISE UP AGAINST THESE APUMBWA LIKE ANZATHU ALI SUDAN.
something Home Affair Minister should have a say on; how come the middleman has died before knowing where he took the boy to?
cannot rule out “government foul play here”, DPP sizatheka ata!!
Will I be wrong to suggest that all albino killer suspects be kept by Military Police?
Wina wamkulu wagwirapo ntchito atawona kuti awululika……Buleya anakawulura ndithu……….nchifukwa chake tikuti ENA ASUNTHEPO KUTI TIWONE BWINO BWINO KUTI CHIKUCHITIKA NDI CHIYANI………….
Ichi, nchibwana ndithu! Khothi linakaperekapempha private security kapena……..koma madokotalanso anakadya chibanzi nkumuduwitsanso mfana……dziko likufuna kusinthadi ili chifukwa anzathu athadi….atha ndithu! Pano zawoneka>>>>>Even if panakakhala postmortem zotsatiranso zikhala zafake kuti wina abisike!
My suspicion!
Quit amazing. This is indeed a syndicate.
Mwaphera dala kuti tisadziwe msika womwe mumagulitsa ziwalo za ma alibino. We know your tricks these days. This must be instructions from above kuopa kuululika.
koma guys umboni ukufanso bwanji nanga eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee zovuta tu izi sanafe bwanji kwawo muonepo bwino pamenepa wafadi ndi matenda ?
Achita chokonza!!!!
I cant believe that it was illines that killed him, truth lies in blue calendar
Very strong person involved. Looks foul play
Good and comprehensive report here. Bravo Nyasatimes. I read this story on zodiak online, Nation Online, MBC online all with insufficient, poor and incomplete details. They rush to write without gathering proper details.
On the story though, The plain truth is that, Police killed the middleman” period. This in way proves the point that government officials are linked to the market for albinos. There was an order from authorities to have that suspect killed. Am pretty much such sure. When police say they will come with details later, always and i say always, they do that while waiting for further instructions on what to report.
Apparently, the three will be released they are innocent. The step father and his other accomplice will be sentenced to 6 to 8 IHL . But justice and truth of source and target market will remain hidden. Thus how sad it is.
Way forward:
in 99% of attacks if you have all noticed, it is close relatives (parents especially if step) that hand over their children to killers. It is easy to catch the main act or in the whole saga. I will tell you how. First, Let an independent investigating body identify all families with a child or two who a=ave albinism. This they can do by checking with populations census authorities. Then, let me them secretly identify parents /guardians and try to arrest them with a view of questioning them. the question should be simple, ” who are those that once approached you talking about your albinism siblings ?” Trust me 99% of the guardians are approached by the middlemen. Evidence is surely how each case of abducted victims roots back to a guardian having a hand in the abduction. … i will continue from here, i should see comments that this is a viable solution to the sage down here.
The death has to be investigated very seriously otherwise there are more questions than answers to this death.
Ok.
Aaaaaah uyu mukanamulowetsa njoka mu panti or mu trousers uyu, nkumanga kuti isatuluke.
Mwamuphera dala Buleya kuopa kuti akuwulurani after iye atawuluridwa,
Eish! Anthu akulu akuluwa ndithudi akuziwapo kanthu.
Buleya wafa mosaziwika bwino, after atongonchulidwa kuti ndiye akuziwa za msika then the next morning is gone?? Real, is this serious???
Am used to write in English all my comments koma apa mwandikwana pa Malawi po that’s why I have decided to express my feeling in Chichewa.
Forsake zanu nonse mkukhuzidwa ndikupha ma Albino
Munthu wina wamkulu wapatsa a police poison to kill the suspect because akanaulula .Just shows kuti it’s a syndicate ndi mabwanawa
They have destroyed evidence so that the case goes nowhere. Now who is the suspect?
MY MALAWI GOOD LORD HAVE MERCY
Dausi!
A suspect in the abduction of a baby in Karonga committed suicide and now its this Buleya. No matter how long it may take but each dog has its day