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Limbe Police Arrests Two Female Criminals, Cash And Property Recovered

BLANTYRE – Police in Limbe have taken into custody Janet Chipojola 27, and Miriam Machemba 28, on allegations that they have been stealing money and other items worthy millions of kwacha from people especially fellow women in Limbe township and surrounding areas.

For the past few months, Limbe Police Station received a number of complaints whereby several women complained that their handbags containing money and other items got stolen in the process of buying second hand clothes, and in minibuses.

Upon receipt of the complaints, Limbe Criminal Investigations Department(CID) personnel worked tirelessly through an intelligence collection of information which led to arrest of the two at Nguludi in Chiradzulu.

Upon being interrogated, they admitted to be the ones behind several offences that have been taking place in Limbe township and other surrounding areas.

Police officers have also managed to recover cash amounting to K698,000.00, handbags, purses, Identity Cards, ATM cards, diaries, cosmetics, car keys, house keys, driving licenses, passports and other items. Some few items have already being identified by the owners.

Both, have been charged with ‘ Theft’ which contravenes Section 278 of the penal code, and will appear before court soon

Meanwhile, massive investigations have been instituted to arrest more suspects and recover more property, as it is alleged that they are behind several cases that have taking place in buses from Blantyre to Lilongwe and those from Lilongwe to Mzuzu.

Police therefore, wish to advise the citizenry to visit Limbe Police, if they had their money or property stolen in this way. Proper procedures will be followed.

In the same vein, the law inforcers strongly warn those who indulge themselves in these criminal activities that they will be tracked down and taken to court so that the law take its necessary course.

Janet Chipojola hails from Nyezelela village in Traditional Authority Kaduya in Phalombe, while Miriam Machemba is from Gomani village in the area of Traditional Authority Chikumbu in Mulanje.

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