Alfred Nkhoma, 47, received a four-year prison term with hard labor from the Nkhotakota Second Grade Magistrate Court after stealing items worth K540,000. He took a tire, a car jack, and vehicle papers from Lameck Chibuli in August 2025.
Nkhoma first bought a tire from Chibuli for K140,000 in the Phangwa area. He then asked Chibuli to follow him home for another tire and promised to return with money and documents. Chibuli gave him the money and papers, but Nkhoma disappeared. Police arrested him on September 20, 2025, at Nkhotakota bus depot while he traveled to Lilongwe. The court learned he had prior similar crimes. Magistrate Stonald Nthala said the sentence should discourage others from theft.
Nkhoma first bought a tire from Chibuli for K140,000 in the Phangwa area. He then asked Chibuli to follow him home for another tire and promised to return with money and documents. Chibuli gave him the money and papers, but Nkhoma disappeared. Police arrested him on September 20, 2025, at Nkhotakota bus depot while he traveled to Lilongwe. The court learned he had prior similar crimes. Magistrate Stonald Nthala said the sentence should discourage others from theft.
