Lilongwe Police has recovered stolen 42 bags of cement, 30 IBR iron sheets worth K3.8 million after two security guards connived with other accomplices to murder a fellow guard at Lilongwe Muslim Sports Club on 14 November 2024.

Lilongwe Police Station Public Relations Officer Inspector Hastings Chigalu said the two suspects have been identified as Emmanuel Jailosi, 33, and Edward Matiyasi, 34, both security guards, while their accomplices who are currently at large, have only been identified as Thoko and Gift.

On the said date, having connived with on duty security guards to go and steal the cement and iron sheets at night, the runaway suspects (Thoko and Gift) broke into a room which kept the items at Lilongwe Muslim Sports Club in Area 2.

However, they met strong resistance from Mackenzie Pindeni (slain security guard), who opposed to the arrangement. The scenario prompted his fellow security guards to assault him to death to conceal the incident.

After a thorough analysis of the crime scene following the murder and robbery, detectives detained the security guards who denied any involvement, and suspiciously claimed to have escaped their colleague’s fate.

But a further probe into the incident discovered that the security guards were involved and masterminded the crimes.

And, using top-notch intelligence, Lilongwe Police detectives located the whereabouts of the items, and recovered them from two individuals in Mtandire location where money had already exchanged hands for the property.

At the meantime, police have intensified manhunt for the two runaway suspects, Thoko and Gift, to arrest them.

The two security guards will be charged with murder and robbery.

Emmanuel Jailosi comes from Bembeke Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Kamenyagwaza, Dedza, while Edward Matiyasi hails from Khongoni Village, T/A Chimutu in Lilongwe District.