By Martha Simchimba

Lilongwe, May 16, Mana: A 44-year-old security guard, Patrick Zgambo, is in police custody at Lilongwe Police Station for breaking into a church building where he stole electronic music equipment worth K3.5 million at Time of God Church situated opposite Kamuzu University of Health Sciences in Lilongwe.

Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer Inspector Hastings Chigalu confirmed the development in an interview with Malawi News Agency and said the suspect committed the offense at his workplace on Wednesday and was arrested the same day.

Explained Chigalu: “The incident took place around 01:50 hours when the station's detectives who were on routine motor vehicle patrols along Kamuzu Procession Road, intercepted the suspect while carrying several travel bags on a bicycle.

“When the police searched the bags, they discovered that it was music equipment and upon being questioned, the suspect revealed that he stole the equipment at Time of God Church, where he was working on night shift as a security guard."

Meanwhile the police have since recovered all the stolen items that include 16 channel mixer, six microphones with their stands, and amplifier, among others.

Zgambo hails from Mzikubola Village in Traditional Authority Mabulabo in Mzimba district.

The suspect, who gained entry into the church by breaking a big window glass, will appear in court soon to answer unlawful breaking and theft charges.