District Commissioner for Salima Grace Chirwa Kanyimbiri has expressed worry over a registered increase in crimes rate in the district in 2021 appeali.
Police in Salima arrested four suspects for the offences of conduct likely to cause breach of peace and malicious damage. They have been identified as Paul J
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They have been identified as Francis Khoviwa, 25, and Lenard Phiri, 26.
On Sunday at 09:45 hours police officers who were manning Kaphatenga road block along Nkhotakota â Salima road were approached by a 15 tonner Scania motor vehicle with registration number MN5777.
Publicist for Salima Police Station Jacob Khembo said the two produced Shoprite delivery note papers which raised eyebrows to one of the officers who demanded to have their vehicle searched.
Officers discovered some seeds of Indian hemp in the van and detained the two and their vehicle.
Khembo added that they were later taken to the main station for thorough searching.
âAt the station, it was found that they had carried 92 bags packed in 50kg and 90kg sacks and seizure of the chamba plus arrest were made,â he explained.
Police in Salima have pleaded with people living in the rural areas to refrain from shielding perpetrators of gender based violence and rapists saying this are fueling the malpractice.
Inspector Martha Ganunga from Salima police station has disclosed this today during at a community awareness rally on GBV in the area of Traditional Authority Kalunda.
Ganunga said that the continued shielding of abusers is a worrisome development which is putting women and girls at high risk.
Councillor for Maganga Kalunda ward in Salima Central Asiyatu Chakwera Kululanga has however also appealed to parents not to neglect their responsibility over their girl child saying most girls in the lakeshore district are dropping out of school.