Massive police presence creates panic
Anxiety engulfed motorists yesterday morning when scores of Malawi Police Service officers mounted an impromptu barrier along the Masauko Chipembere Highway hunting for stolen firearm.
More than 10 armed-to-the-teeth officers in camouflage regalia besieged Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Roundabout diligently searching every passing motor vehicle.
The exercise which took close to an hour created long queues along the busy public road that links two of the country’s major shopping hubs of Blantyre central business district (CBD) and Limbe.
When contacted Southern Region Police spokesperson Ramsy Mushani said he did not have the details of the mission as he was out of Blantyre.
But a police source confided in The Nation that the law enforcers were hunting for a police firearm K2C type that was stolen on Tuesday night from one of the Police Mobile Service’s officers based at B Company at Kanjedza, Blantyre. The officer had been identified as Constable Kamoto of B Company.
“The officer was on a private job guarding the residence of one of the commercial banks boss. After sometime, he left the site under the disguise of taking his supper and went to Kamba Bottle Stores where he got drunk and fell asleep. Upon gaining his consciousness he realised the rifle plus his mobile phone were all gone,” explained the officer. n
How can aservice police officer condacted in this way in the line of duty? Osadikila aweruke nde akamwe bwanji? Good enough sadamupweteke .. but he deserves discipline
The police is over reacting. They think by searching each vehicle they will find the gun. Sorry! Common sense tells you that the people who got the gun live in townships closer to Kamba. The police officer was just stupid. The gun will never be found!!!!!!!