Tuesday, 30 December 2014

LL Police Shot Dead 1 And Arrest 2 Suspected Armed Robbers

LL Police Shot Dead 1 And Arrest 2 Suspected Armed Robbers


Police in Lilongwe over the weekend shot dead one suspect and arrested two armed robbers. The three were interrupted by police following a tip that some criminals were planning to carryout robbery between area 3 and 9.

According to Lilongwe police station public relations officers Sub Inspector Kingsley Dandaula Area 36 police followed the tip and found the three suspects at one place in area 36.

He said upon noticing the police presence one suspect began to run but police started a chase. He said after several warning shots fired in the air failed to stop the suspect they shot the suspect in the back and was pronounced dead upon arrival at Kamuzu Central Hospital.

“Police shot the suspect accidentally in trying to stop him” said Sub Inspector Dandaula

He said one of the two arrested suspects was found with two live ammunition and torch and the investigations also found that one suspect Lameck Chidina also known as ‘Gaba’ was released on Court bail at Limbe Darton Principle Resident Magistrate Court on 25th April this year answering a case of being found in possession of breaking instrument without lawful excuse.

He added that these suspects were involved in several crimes that took place in Lilongwe of which some cases their friends are serving jail sentences.

“We have found out that these suspects have been attacking area 3 and area 9 in several occasions. In area 3 they attacked a certain business person and tried to abduct his wife who was rescued by our 990 police officers when rushed to the scene.” He said

“These suspects are very dangerous and we are still going on with our investigations” he said saying the investigations will involve finding out the other suspect who may have a gun which would have been used for two live ammunition found by the arrested suspects.


The two suspects have been identified as Lameck Chidina aged 29 from Nsomba village T/A Bibikulunda in Salima and Patrick Phiri Swale aged 36 from Mwakula village T/A Malengachanzi in Nkhotakota district.

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