Malawi court hands lengthy jail sentence to Burundian, Rwandan  for robbery

A Burundian Bosco Tilinganya and a Rwandan Samson Mbilizi, 37,  have been convicted and sentenced to 10 and seven years imprisonment, respectively for robbing a Chinese Huang Yamming at his Mpanga Residence on November 30 2019.

Florida Dzimbiri, prosecuting, told the court that the two foreign nationals that the two travelled from Lilongwwe armed with an AK47 loaded with 24 live ammunitions, a pistol and a panga.

“They attacked Yamming and went away with K280 000 and five mobile phones,” he said.

There is a growing population of Burundians and Rwandans in Malawi.