The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said that Alfred Hassan Bushuru was arrested after a well coordinated manhunt that led officers to his home in Shianda.
Bushuru is said to have gone missing on August 2, 2024 when he escaped a raid in his home after being suspected for being behind the vandalisation of transformers and electricity equipment in the area.
During the raid, assorted electrical equipment, a dismantled transformer, bundles of copper windings and several containers of transformer oil were recovered.
DCI said that his run was cut short after officers closed in on his whereabouts and later apprehending him. He then led the officers to his homestead who conducted a forensic sweep.
“The search yielded a trove of incriminating evidence that suggests the suspect wasn’t just a petty thief, but a “pro” in the illicit trade,” DCI reported.
Officers found assorted KPLC meter cards, multiple SIM cards, a filled electricity application form, and various job cards from different institutions, all bearing Bushuru’s name.
He is now being held at Kabras Police Station, undergoing processing as he awaits arraignment.
Preliminary investigations have linked the suspect to a wave of rampant transformer vandalism that has plagued Malava and its environs.
