Lesotho's First Lady was released on bail on Wednesday after she was detained overnight, and charged with murder over the killing of her husband's estranged wife.

Maesaiah Thabane had been placed in custody after turning herself in on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long disappearance.

She was charged after police quizzed her on the brutal murder of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane's wife, two days before his inauguration in June 2017.

His wife made a first appearance before Lesotho's magistrate court on Wednesday after spending the night in jail, and the magistrate court freed her on 1 000 Maloti bail.

However the deputy commissioner of police DCP Paseka Mokete in an interview with Harvest fm yesterday, articulated that as LMPS, they had shown the intention to oppose bail but they are really disappointed, to whoever has granted Thabane bail as they believe the bail procedure was not legitimate.

Mokete further indicated that their worry is that Thabane might flee away just like she did, after she was requested to appear before the office of the deputy commissioner, for further questioning and investigations pertaining to this murder case.

The first lady is suspected of orchestrating the shooting; police have also charged her for the attempted murder of Lipolelo Thabane's friend Thato Sibolla, who was wounded at the scene.