By Shaffie A Mtambo
A 27-year-old man, Shadreck Folly, has been arrested by police in Lilongwe for possessing valuable photo studio equipment suspected to have been stolen from a Mzuzu City photo studio.
According to Lilongwe Police Public Relations Officer Inspector Hestings Chigalu,the equipment, worth over K4 million, was stolen from Xian Creative Photo studio in Mzuzu on May 31, 2025.
Folly was arrested at Game Stores Complex in Area 4, Lilongwe, after he approached photographers and offered to sell the equipment. Unbeknownst to him, the photographers had prior information about the burglary incident and had tipped off the police.
Upon interrogation, Folly revealed that he had connived with two on-duty security guards to break into the studio and steal the equipment.
The stolen items include cameras, a printer, reflectors, a portable dressing room, and a Samsung monitor, among others.
Folly, who hails from Kajawa Village in Chiradzulu District, will be sent to Mzuzu to face burglary and theft charges. The police are working to apprehend the two security guards who allegedly collaborated with Folly in the crime.
