The First Grade Magistrate’s Court in Jenda, Mzimba, has sentenced 33-year-old Davie Chitani to eight years imprisonment after finding him guilty of stealing motorcycles.

According to Precious Mzunga, Deputy Public Relations Officer for Mzimba Police Station, the court heard through prosecutors Patrick Lungu and Pachalo Nyirenda that Chitani had been stealing motorcycles in Jenda, Monkey Bay (Mangochi), and Blantyre.

Mzunga said Chitani, together with an accomplice still at large, used to deceive motorcycle taxi operators by pretending to seek prayers for prosperity and promising to bless their businesses. However, during the so-called prayer sessions, they would rob the riders of their motorcycles and flee to rented houses in different districts.

After being on the run for some time, C

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