Police in Lilongwe on November 4, 2026, at around 10:00 hours in Area 1, have arrested two men for allegedly vandalising and stealing road signposts for sale.
Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer Khumbo Sanyiwa said the suspects have been identified as Shad Chafungatira, 25, and Rashid Yassin, 24 and were arrested following an intelligence tip-off that some individuals were offering suspected stolen road signposts for sale.
Sanyiwa said acting on the tip-off, detectives from Lilongwe Police Station launched an operation which led to the arrest of the two suspects.
In the process the suspects led police officers to Tsoka Market, where 22 poles and 27 road signposts bearing various messages were recovered.
The signposts were allegedly vandalised along Maula Mall Road, which is currently under construction.
The suspects Shad Chafungatira who hails from Sambani Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Mlolo in Nsanje and Rashid Yassin from Mpondasi Village, T/A Mponda in Mangochi District are expected to appear in court soon.
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