Police arrest three for murder, armed robbery in Mzuzu
Published on May 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM by Edgar Naitha
Police in Mzuzu have arrested three men: Elia Levison, 30, Jimmy Nyirenda, 36, and Jimmy Adam, 42, in connection with various armed robberies in the city.
The suspects were arrested on May 13, 2025, following intensive investigations by the station.
The first suspect was apprehended in the Katoto area.
His arrest subsequently led to the apprehension of the other two suspects in Sozibele Lines Township.
During the arrest, one of the suspects, identified as Patrick Phiri, 30, who had a pistol loaded with six rounds pointed at police officers, attempted to thwart the arrest and was shot. He died while receiving treatment at Mzuzu Central Hospital.
It has been established that on May 10, 2025, Andrew Katona, owner of a mobile money business, was robbed of five million Kwacha and a Samsung mobile phone worth one million Kwacha at Luwinga Township after the suspects fired live bullets three times into the air.
The matter was reported to Luwinga Police Unit, and police detectives from Mzuzu Police Station conducted intelligence-driven investigations, which led to the arrest of the suspects.
The three suspects confessed that they also robbed 100 million Malawian Kwacha from Mzuzu-based Indian national, Hassim Irfan, on April 24, 2025, in Mapale area within the city.
Furthermore, they are connected to the murder of Mzuzu-based businessman Chiukepo Sichali, who was shot dead on March 27, 2025, at Mchengautuwa Township.
Police have seized a blue Toyota Vitz with registration number NA 6601, which was used in the robberies.
Police have also confiscated a pistol loaded with six live rounds, 52 additional live rounds, two mattresses, a home theatre, a 42-inch plasma TV, and 40 bags of cement during the operation at Sozibele Lines Township.
The suspects will appear in court soon to answer charges of murder and armed robbery, contrary to sections 209 and 300 as read with section 301 of the Penal Code, respectively.
