Police assure residence of maximum security
Armed
robbers from Malawi and Mozambique have died after being shot by Police in Lilongwe
on Monday evening. Two Malawians died on spot and the other two Mozambican nationals
were arrested and later died at Kamuzu Central Hospital but one Mozambican national
is on loose.
According
to Lilongwe Police Station Public Relations Officer Sub Inspector Kingsley
Dandaula the armed robbers exchanged gun-shots with police where two Malawian nationals
died on spot and two Mozambican nationals were arrested but had shot wounds.
Dandaula
said the police followed tip that some robbers camping somewhere at Biwi near
Kalikuti hotel were in the day planning to carryout robbery in the capital city
Lilongwe targeting filling stations, banks and some shops.
He
said police had the suspects on surveillance and rounded them up at a newly constructed
Lilongwe West By-pass road roundabout and Gateway Mall “When our officers identified
the criminals they started to exchange gunshots and two Malawian criminals were
killed on spot and the other two who are Mozambican nationals died at Kamuzu
Central Hospital”
Dandaula
mentioned that the deceased criminals were armed with an AK 47 with 18 rounds
of live ammunition, an axe, valium drugs, but said the investigations are
underway.
Sub
Inspector Dandaula further said police identified one Mozambican criminal to be
responsible in one of the murder that took place in Dedza and that the other Malawian
suspect had criminal record of stealing vehicles.
Currently
in Lilongwe cases of armed robbery are happening daily during the day and night.
But
the Lilongwe Police PRO has assured Lilongwe City Residence of their security “We
want to assure Lilongwe city residence that as police, we will work together
with them in ensuring maximum security in the city. We know people have begun to
say that there is security lapse in Lilongwe but we would like to assure them that
we are doing all that we can to arrest these criminals but I would like to urge
members of general public to share us information of any suspects.”
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