National Police Spokesperson James Kadazdera has confirmed the arrest of four men suspected of vandalizing and stealing Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi Limited (ESCOM) property.

Kadazdera has identified the three of the suspects have been identified as Maxwell Nasekwa, 35, Patrick Nasekwa, 29, both from Ntiza Village, Traditional Authority Mabuka in Mulanje, and Innocent Christopher Sungani, 32, of Chikwengwe Village, Traditional Authority M’biza in Zomba and details of the other suspect are yet to ne disclosed.

He said that the four are connected to vandalism of an ESCOM transformer and subsequent theft of its copper wire at Andiamo in Balaka District on February 25, 2022.

He added that the two of the suspects are ex-convicts of similar offence, as they are on record to have stolen ESCOM copper wire at Ndunde in Chiradzulu before invading Balaka.

Police have also recovered from the suspects 35 Kilograms of copper wire, a motor cycle and breaking implements.