Police in Mangochi are hunting for unknown assailants who brutally murdered a 5-year-old boy,Brian Alabi , whose body was discovered buried in a garden near his home in Mkwesa Village, Traditional Authority Bwananyambi.
Mangochi Police Station Public Relations Officer Amina Tepani Daudi confirmed the tragic incident occurred on June 5, 2025. The previous day, Brian was last seen playing with friends while his mother, 23-year-old Latifa Bilutoni, went to a nearby garden with neighbors.
Upon returning home, Bilutoni realized her son was missing. She informed her uncle and the village head, who organized a community search that initially yielded no results.
The following morning, the search resumed and took a grim turn when villagers noticed a dog barking and digging in a nearby garden. Up