Police in Thyolo have arrested a 28-year-old student from Malamulo College, Christopher Finye, on suspicion of setting fire to one of the offices at the institution.

According to Thyolo Police spokesperson Rebecca Kashoti, the incident occurred on the night of October 9 this year. A security guard at the college reportedly saw Finye breaking a window of one of the offices belonging to a lecturer.

The guard approached him and discovered that Finye was carrying a box of matches and a bottle containing petrol. Finye is alleged to have lit the fire and thrown it into the office.

The guard immediately shouted for help, and other students nearby rushed to extinguish the flames. Although the fire was put out, several items were already destroyed, with damages estimated at over K5 million.

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