LL Police Arrests 6 suspected Gang of Area 36

LL Police Arrests 6 suspected Gang of Area 36

Police in Lilongwe have in the weekend arrest six suspected to gang members that has been terrorizing area 36 and surrounding areas.

Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Kingsley Dandaula confirmed on Friday that area 36 police station officers have arrested the six suspects on Thursday afternoon whose ages range from 17 to 35 years.

Sub Inspector Dandaula said the suspects were arrested at one of the beer drinking places in the area where the gang was known to have been camping during the day and robbing people’s items.

“Our officers from area 36 police unit have arrested six suspects. These suspects have been terrorizing area 36 and other surrounding areas. Actually for the past few days, area 36 police unit have received a lot of complaints that certain people have been attacking people surrounding that area and this prompted our officers to carry out some investigations which led to the arrest of these suspects. Said Dandaula

“These suspects were arrested in a one of the places used for beer drinking after the information was passed to our officers that the suspects during the day time they normally camp at that place.”

The suspects were found in possession of seven panga knives, four sharp knives, four masks, a military uniform, Buffalo Security campany’s uniform, and eight cell phones whose victims have already identified their items.

For over four months now, residents in area 36 have been complaining that there is a group of young boys calling themselves ‘Eleven Bongos’ who are attacking people both day and night.

But when Dandaula was asked why police took so long to arrest these suspects he said “It has taken us so long to arrest these suspects because we the police we work with the members of the general public so in this case for us to arrest these suspects it was the members of the general public who gave us tips and various information”

“Again we are appealing to the members of the general public that whenever you have information pertaining to the suspect whom police are looking for, bring forward that information so that we can arrest such suspects.”

The suspects are, Yusuf Baisi aged 17 from Chilipa village T/A Chimwala in Mangochi, Ndona Chimala aged 22 from Jonas village T/A Mpama in Chiradzulu, Josam John aged 23 from Champhepete village and Pangani John age (not indicated) from Kawale both of T/A Tsabango in Lilongwe, James Banda aged 24 from Kambwiri village in Salima and Joseph Mwambatuka aged 35 from Ngelenge village T/A Kyungu in Karonga.

Dandaula says there is hope that the arrest of these men will reduce incidences of crime in the area