Tadikira Mutharika, son to former President Peter Mutharika has spent a night in police cell in the capital Lilongwe.

Tadikira was arrested on Wednesday in relation to the mass grave found in Mzimba.

National Police spokesperson Peter Kalaya confirmed of the arrest in an interview with the press yesterday

“We have strong evidence linking Tadikira to the mass grave in Mzimba. We had been looking for him for the past three days and he decided to hand over himself at Area 30.

“That is all I can say for now as we continue with our investigations,” said Kalaya.

Meanwhile, the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has condemned the arrest.