Inspector General of Police Richard Luhanga has promoted eight police officers and awarded each of them K1 million in recognition of their role in the rescue of kidnapped British national Nasrat Osman, as he laid out further details of the operation at a media briefing in Blantyre. The eight officers worked alongside Deputy Inspector General […]
There is a fence in Mingale that was not there a month ago. It stands just off a dirt road the colour of rust, behind stacks of burnt brick and a scatter of trees, in a village so unremarkable that even now, with police still combing the ground inside it, it is hard to credit […]
Malawi Police have named the two suspected kidnappers who were shot dead during the dramatic operation that saw British national Nusrat Osman rescued from her captors in Blantyre. Inspector General of Police Richard Luhanga confirmed in a WhatsApp message that one of the suspects, 43-year-old Marcolino Munguambe, was a Mozambican national from Muhalaze, Matola, while the […]
Malawi’s Vice-President Dr Jane Ansah rushed to the bedside of wounded Deputy Inspector General of Police Dr Noel Kayira after he was shot during a dramatic operation to rescue kidnapped British national Nusrat Jiwa Osman. Kayira was rushed to the emergency department at Mwaiwathu Private Hospital in Blantyre after being wounded while leading the mission […]
A senior Malawi Police officer is being hailed a hero tonight after taking a bullet to save a British mother-of-two who had been missing for almost a week after being snatched from outside her home in a terrifying daylight abduction. Nusrat Jiwa Osman, 47, originally from Leicester, has been found safe, police have confirmed, bringing […]
Nyasa Times’ report on the abduction of a British woman in Blantyre has gained major international attention, with leading UK media organisations including the BBC, Daily Mail and Metro subsequently reporting on the incident. The development has thrust the disappearance of 47-year-old British national Nusrat Osman into the international spotlight after she was allegedly abducted […]
Police in Monkey Bay, Mangochi, have arrested two men on suspicion of abducting an 11-year-old boy and attempting to sell him at Ntemwende Village under Senior Chief Nankumba. Exin Nangwale, 21, and Patrick Saphika, 20, were arrested yesterday after a tip-off from a well-wisher, who alerted police that the pair had hidden the boy and […]
Nusrat Osman, 47, was reportedly abducted by four armed men at her Mount Pleasant home Police are now blasting SMS messages to the public in a bid to track her down Force is offering a MK30million reward for information leading to her rescue Suspects believed to be travelling in a grey Nissan Dualis with registration […]
A 20-month old baby with albinism has been abducted in Chikhwawa in the wee hours of today. Police say in a statement they have launched an investigation into the matter. A statement signed by national police spokesperson James Kadadzera states that a 20 -months-old child was allegedly abducted from her mother in the wee hours […]
Pakistan national Zeeshan Jaral Raja, 36, appealed for leniency over 16 years jail sentence he was handed for sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl but has turned out to be a painful experience High Court judge Redson Kapindu has slapped him a 30-year jail term for defilement and another 20 years for abduction. Jaral Raja a […]
Three Malawians of Asian origin have been convicted for kidnapping a five-year-old boy Tahil Shail of Asian extract. The three Pakistanis were arrested on December 11 2018 when they abducted a five-year-old child Tahil Shail of Asian extract demanded a K3 billion ransom from his parents. Blantyre Magistrate Court heard from prosecution that the kidnappers […]
Salima First Grade Magistrate’s Court has sentenced Simisi Dzovuta, 29, to eight years Imprisonment with Hard Labour (IHL) for offering an uncle for sale at K3.5 million. According to Salima Police Publicist, Jacob Khembo, State Prosecutor, Sergeant, Edwin Wala told the Court that Dzovuta committed the offence on May 30, 2020 at Senga Bay in […]
Malawi Police in Mzuzu have arrested Pastor Austin Beza of God’s Army Fellowship and four others for allegedly abducting and unlawfully marrying two girls, who were reported missing in January this year. According to Police, the two girls were reported missing early this year by their parents, who later joined forces with law enforcers in […]
Emotions ran high on Wednesday in the squatter township of Ndirande in Blantyre when members of the Apostolic Church members stormed police station demanding an immediate release of one of the members who was arrested. Police arrested Zakeyu Mapira, on August 13 2019, and charged him with abduction of a 13-year-old girl and failing to […]
Malawi Police in Balaka have arrested Maxwell Issa, 18 for allegedly abducting a 14-year-old girl (name withheld) within the district for a period of four months. Balaka Police Station Public Relations Officer (PRO), Felix Misomali said the mother of the girl reported that her daughter left home on April 3, 2019 in the evening for […]
Mulanje First Grade Magistrat’s Court recently has ordered four women to pay K100 000 as a fine for abducting a man who works for Lujeri Tea Company in the district The court passed the sentence on upon finding Achimwanji Adam, 35, Fatsanao Adam, 49, Hendrina Pindani, 19 and Ireen Dauson, 36, guilty for the misconduct. […]
Blantyre Magistrate Court has heard that three Pakistanis arrested on December 11 2018 when they abducted a five-year-old child Tahil Shail of Asian extract demanded a K3 billion ransom from his parents. At the openingof the case, the State read a charge sheet which indicates the kidnappers demanded that the boy’s father Mohammed Shail, 34, […]
Malawi Police in Chikwawa have arrested a 26-year-old nurse at Chikwawa District Hospital for allegedly abducting a 16-year-old girl for two days. The suspect identified as Lingstone Gango was arrested on Sunday. Chikwawa Police Station Public Relations Officer, Constable Foster Benjamin said Gango is said to have abducted the girl (name withheld) on December 27 […]