Some distributors plying their commerce in Limbe Central Business District have hailed the Malawi Police Services (MPs) for establishing a further Police Unit within the township.

The determination follows a gesture by the Pacific Limited to supply an workplace area in one in every of its Pacific Tower to the regulation enforcers which is getting used as a Police Unit.

Secretary for the Limbe Town Vendors Association, Newton Mwenyekondo has disclosed to Malawi voice that this has helped to cut back a distance the distributors used to cowl when taking suspects to Limbe Police Station.

“The situation was really tough before the coming in of the police unit as we used conduct our businesses with fear of being robbed. There were also a lot of cases of our customers being robbed by some street kids. We can safely say there is currently maximum security which has greatly enhanced our businesses”, stated Mwenyekondo.

On his half, Limbe Police Station Deputy Public Relations Officer, Sub Inspector Chibisa Mulimbika disclosed that the event has contributed to a discount of crimes by 5 %.

“To us, this has given us an added advantage as it has enabled us to have an additional listening post of our men who patrols the city whose number has been doubled”, stated Mulimbika.

On his half, operations supervisor for the Pacific Limited Abdul Gomiwa stated other than the corporate providing an workplace area for a brand new police unit it’s Pacific Tower, the corporate has additionally allotted an workplace area to an previous Limbe free Market police unit in its Pacific plaza.

Limbe is Township is without doubt one of the busiest township in Blantyre other than Blantyre Central Business District with felony actions reportedly being on the rise within the latest previous.