Police Arrest Two Ex-Convicts Over Mchinji Robberies and Murders
Published on May 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM by Edgar Naitha
Police in Mchinji have arrested two ex-convicts, Emmanuel Fatsani Phiri, 37, and Patrick Kapomba, 35, over a series of violent robberies and murders targeting trading centres in the district.
According to Mchinji Police Public Relations Officer, Sub Inspector Limbani Mpinganjira, the two were arrested in Lilongwe through a joint police intelligence operation.
They are suspected to have attacked an ADMARC security guard at Kalulu and stolen a Mark 2 rifle loaded with ammunition before robbing a Burundi national of K15 million and mobile phones on 1 May 2026.
Mpinganjira says the suspects are also linked to the murder of a trader at Chipumi Trading Centre on 13 May, where other traders were assaulted and robbed of cash and phones.
Police recovered a bullet linked to the stolen rifle and suspected stolen items during searches at the suspects’ homes, while efforts to arrest other suspects continue.
