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Former president Lazarus Chakwera (file photo).

A court in Lilongwe has issued a warrant authorizing the search of former president Lazarus Chakwera’s home over allegations that he is unlawfully keeping four State-owned security dogs. This comes amid heightened political tension in the country following media reports suggesting that heavily armed police officers had earlier stormed the former president’s residence.

The dogs, according to the affidavit, are normally deployed at State House and other presidential security installations, but were allegedly moved into Chakwera’s custody without approval.