Men in custody over sign posts
Police in Lilongwe have arrested Shad Chafungatira and Rashid Yassin for allegedly vandalising and stealing road signposts for sale.
Lilongwe Police Deputy Public Relations Officer Khumbo Sanyiwa has confirmed the arrests.
According to Sanyiwa, the two were arrested after a tip-off that some individuals were selling suspected stolen road signposts.He said detectives from Lilongwe Police Station launched an operation that led to the arrests.
During interrogation, 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.
