Mosque carjackers busted: Malawi Police nab Matola brothers

Police in Namadzi, Chiradzulu arrested three people that stole a vehicle belonging to Bilal Trust which was stolen last Sunday at Madina Mosque in Limbe.  The vehicle, Toyota Corolla BLK 3366 was also recovered intact.

The suspects have been identified as Mussa Allan, Goodson Matola and Kamuloni Matola from Machinga district.

They have been referred to yet another police unit that deals with car thefts, the Anti-Motor vehicle, where possible charges will emerge from, after thorough investigations.

Nyasa Times understands that two of the suspects were working for the Trust as a driver and guard while the other was the one who found the market for the car. The driver is said to have reported of missing of a key for the car sometime back only to use it during the mission.

Police say that they worked on a tip for them to launch on a man hunt and arrested the three right in the car near Magomero college turn off in Chiradzulu, as they were waiting for the buyer.

The police have since called upon employers to be careful with the people they employee to avoid such cases.