Kanengo Police Arrest 2 Suspected Armed Robbers, Recovers Pistol Gun

• The suspects have confessed of carrying out criminal activities

• Other convicts have been naming the two to be masterminders of robberies in the capital

Police in Kanengo have arrested two men who are suspected to be “notorious” criminals who have been terrorizing some parts of Capital city, Lilongwe.

Sergeant Esther Mkwanda Kanengo Police Public Relations Officer says one of the suspects had a Pistol gun used in their criminal activities.

The Kanengo PRO has identified the two as Andrew Nyirongo aged 41 of Kacheche village from T/A Lukwa in Kasungu district and Bernard Kumisuku (found with a pistol gun) aged 32 of Sambe village from T/A Kapeni in the commercial city, Blantyre”

“Nyirongo was residing in Chinsapo while Kumisuku has been residing in area 25 sector 8 and in the process we have managed to recover a Pistol with four live bullets” confirmed Sgt Mkwanda, who added “After the interviews these criminals said they have taken part in several criminal activities in different locations in Lilongwe which involved armed robberies and robbery with violence”

Kanengo PRO further said the two were being hunted following confessions made by some of the previously arrested criminals. The officer said some of the convicts have been naming Andrew Nyirongo and Bernard Kumisuku as some of the perpetrators in criminal activities led to their arrests.

They have since been charged of robbery with violence and illegal possession of firearm contrary to section 301 of the penal code.

Sgt Mkwanda has assured the nation and people in the capital city Lilongwe that “We are doing our best and we will keep on doing what we know as police to stop these criminal acts” but appealed, “As police we are also pleading with members of general public that they should also tip us whatever they see suspicious.”

“For example, where we recovered this pistol gun at Kumisuku’s house people were seeing him residing in a big house but had no clue of his job. So had it been that people tipped police way back, probably we would have arrested him earlier.”