A Man aged 26 years old has been arrested in Balaka for theft.
Malawi Police in Balaka have arrested Madalitso Gama, the suspect mastermind of last monthâs foiled attempted theft of an Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi [ESCOM] Transformer in the district. The suspect hails from Mchiwa village T/A Mabuka in Mulanje District and on 4 March 2021 is when he was arrested.
Balaka Police station Spokesperson, Felix Misomali confirmed the arrest of Gama ESCOM faults operator, who allegedly fled from the scene at Khwisa Trading Centre.
Meanwhile khwisa trading Centre residents had alerted the police after becoming suspicious with the actions of the suspects who had then, disconnected to transformer. According to the reports by the police and ESCOM security personnel revealed that Gama allegedly hired a Toyota Dyna registration number MJ226, in Blantyre before travelling to khwisa to commit the crime.
March 17, 2021 Peter Kanjere 5 Comments
Malawi Police in Balaka have arrested Madalitso Gama, the suspected mastermind of last month’s foiled attempted theft of an Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (ESCOM) transformer in the district.
khwisa transformer theft car used
Balaka Police Station spokesperson, Felix Misomali, confirmed the arrest of the 26-year-old ESCOM faults operator Gama, who allegedly fled from the scene at Khwisa Trading Centre.
He said they arrested Gama, who hails from Mchiwa Village, T/A Mabuka in Mulanje District, on March 4 2021, while two more suspects are on the run.
“We urge members of the community to always verify identities of ESCOM employees and their actual motives when they see them tampering with ESCOM property,” Misomali said.
February 8, 2021 Nyasa Times Reporter 20 Comments
Residents of Khwisa Trading Centre in Balaka foiled an attempted theft of an Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) Limited transformer in the district last week.
Residents surround the vehicle that was allegedly hired by the suspects
There has been a spate of transformer vandalism and theft in the country leading to long periods of blackouts in the affected areas
Malawi Police Service in Balaka have since arrested two suspects and seized a motor vehicle they were reportedly driving in
Escom public relations manager Innocent Chitosi confirmed the incident, saying the suspects and the vehicle are being kept at Balaka Police Station.