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Qiliho directs additional resources be provided to hunt down escaped prisoner, Lemeki Tupali

Qiliho directs additional resources be provided to hunt down escaped prisoner, Lemeki Tupali

By Vijay Narayan
26/09/2022
Commissioner of Police, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho

Commissioner of Police, Brigadier General Sitiveni Qiliho has directed additional resources be provided to the taskforce conducting the search for escaped prisoner, Lemeki Tupali and that all efforts be directed towards his arrest.

Qiliho is also reiterating the warning that anyone found to be aiding or harbouring Tupali will be arrested and face the full brunt of the law.

Tupali escaped from CWM Hospital and is considered to be high risk and was serving time for a series of aggravated robbery cases.

Members of the public are urged to immediately report any sightings of him to their nearest Police Station or Crimestoppers on 919.

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