Malawi singer Fuggie Kasipa arrested for illegal gun: Updated
Malawian musician Fuggie Kasipa of the Dale Wangayu song has been arrested on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, Nyasa Times understands.
Kasipa was arrested in Blantyre on Wednesday night.
An eyewitness, who did not want to be named, reported seeing police at Kasipa’s home to search.
Blantyre Police Station, according to the station’s spokesperson Elizabeth Divala confimed to Nyasa Times that Kasipa is being held and police are investigating the matter.
He was picked on allegations that he acted as a middlemen in a firearm deal.
Kasipa was allegedly used as an agent to find a buyer for the firearm which is connected to fours suspects police are keeping.
According to police, Kaspa was contacted a Blantyre based businessman to source a gun for him. He managed to get the unlicensed gun from Dumisani Mvula and Chipiliro Gombwa.
Police says gun related crimes are on the rise in Malawi. Hadly a night goes by without reports of an armed robbery.
Poverty has adversely contributed to these crimes, even the badly paid police officers are sometimes aiding the criminals by providing arms to them.
- Matter of fact: We had erroneously mentioned Blessings Mvula earlier in the article but it is Dumisani Mvula. The editor regret the error.
Yet to be proven guilty right? until then let’s wait for the professionals to handle this.
big up to our Police service at least…
Malawi Police and Media are confusing everything. Here is the real story: There is this guy his name is Andy is the same person who offered a gun to Kasipa and Kasipa directed the contact sent by Andy to the Korean. Like in there case of Dumisani Mvula. Andy used a guy his name is Keith to conduct the transaction. Dumisani /Chipiliro did not know that the gun had no papers nor that the gun was used in criminal activity. Dumisani /Chipiliro/fugi are not criminals as presented by Nyasa Times / other Media. Please let us avoid vilifying innocent people.… Read more »
mulungu atithandize
A matter of fact: It is Andy Machinjiri who had the whole deal of gun
Akalowe basi. He is one of the notorious thugs terrorizing our neighborhoods
Malawi security service,nowadays most of you ulesi & liking private works most instead of fulfilling what you are assigned for, remember your under oath of securing your country & safe guarding it
MALAWI SECURITY OFFICERS SHOULD WATCH OUT WITH THE INFLUX OF MOZAMBIQUE REFUGEES MORE GUNS SHALL BE SUPPLIED TO ILLEGAL HANDS
Mukuchititsa manyazi inu……Ena akulimbana ndi akazi a eni, ena Kulankulana ndi Satana apa ena ndinu kufuna kuzunza/kupha anthu osalakwa. chuma chikuvuta ndipo ambiri tili pa umphawi wa dzaoneni but this is not a solution at all…..tiyeni tigwire ntchito molimbika basi….Mulungu amadalitsa otero.
Zodandaulisa
Mukuchititsa manyazi inu……Ena akulimbana ndi akazi a eni, ena Kulankulana ndi Satana apa ena ndinu kufuna kuzunza anthu osalakwa.