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Suspected Pakistani kidnapper arrested in Malawi’s capital

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Pakistani kidnapper and kidnapped arrested in Lilongwe

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi police at Lingadzi in the capital Lilongwe are keeping two Pakistani nationals one suspected to be a kidnapper.

The Maravi Post understands that on Sunday March 22, 2020 the kidnapped man fled from a house being kept with other 15 Pakistani who were staying illegally at Area 49 New Gulliver in the capital Lilongwe.

According to reports, one of the Pakistani wanted to kidnap a man but in the process the man managed to cry out for help and well wishers came in to help the situation out.

Apparently, some of the Pakistani managed to bolt away but two of (Pakistani kidnapper and kidnapped) them were arrested and are in Police custody at Lingadzi station.

Some sources told The Maravi Post that Malawians of Indian origin (Amwenye) are said to behind the kidnapping of the escaped.

The Police have not yet come out to say how the Pakistani came into the country amid fears of Coronavirus that has claimed about 13 thousand lives across the globe.

On Friday, March 2020, President Peter Mutharika declared state of disaster ordering closer of public and private schools over Coronavirus.

Richard Kayenda

I hold a bachelor’s degree in languages obtained from Mzuzu University. Since 2016, I have been working for Maravi Post as a reporter of local news; particularly from the Northern Region of Malawi. My main news areas are politics, business, sports and many more. Besides reporting, I also write news analyses on current affairs just to share informed opinions on news that matter in Malawi. By now I have a five year practical experience in online news reporting and I look forward to growing more professionally while raising the bar of Maravi Post; in order to make it a household name, as we keep our readership informed, edutained and updated on a daily basis.