18yr Old 'Malawi Vice President' Impersonator Ends Up In Police Custody

A silly planned idea has ended up young man in Lilongwe trip himself up into police custody, he pretended to be Malawi's Vice President 'Saulos Klaus Chilima'. He called police officer and order a release of his father from police cell.

The young man aged 18 who resides in Area 25, has since been arrested says Kanengo Police Public Relations Officer, Sergeant Esther Mkwanda.

Sgt Mkwanda has identified the impersonator as Frederick Chiwere of Chiwere village from T/A Chiwere in Dowa district and says police have charged him with offense of Giving false information.

According to Kanengo Police PRO, Frederick father, Mr. Munde Chiwere, was arrested on Wednesday for receiving stolen properties which were found in his house and is in police custody. But later that evening Kanengo Police Station Officer got a  call from a person claiming to be the 'Vice President of Malawi (Mr. Saulosi Chilima).'

Sgt Mkwanda said the 'Vice President' told the police officer that Mr. Matewere being detained in their custody was his uncle.

"He claimed Mr. Munde Chiwere is his uncle and ordered an immediate release of him in our custody"

"We began to investigate on this suspicious call and try to identify the caller. So our investigations revealed that the caller was only impersonating the Vice President and we manage to arrested him but to find that he was a son to our suspect Mr. Matewere." Explains Kanengo Police PRO

Then Sergeant Mkwanda said the young man, Frederick Matewere who is currently in custody, is to appear before Mkukula Magistrate Court this Friday 24 April 2015 where he will be answering charges of giving false information to a person employed by public service, an offence which is contrary to section 122 of the penal code and attracts a sentence of five years imprisonment.

"He has accepted to have committed the offense and was unable to say reasons for making the lie" said Sgt Mkwanda

Shot Suspect Die At Hospital, 1 in Police Custody for Robbery

A male suspected robber, Mada Soniala whose full details are not yet known and was shot on Wednesday morning by Kanengo Police officers has died at Kamuzu Central Hospital while receiving treatment. However, fellow suspect Jacob Ngwira aged 31 from Mponda village  T/A Nsamala in Balaka is under police custody for robbery says police.

Kanengo Police Station says the two were among the group of criminals who attacked the house of Mr. Rodrick Langwe, an Assistant District Registrar of National Registration Bureau during the night of 31 March 2015. 

Sergeant Esther Mkwanda, Kanengo Police Public Relations Officer said thieves armed with pangas invaded the house and wounded the owner before they went away with vehicle, Suzuki Swift registration number NN 637, cash, laptops, home appliances and beddings, among others.

Sgt Mkwanda said police were informed on Wednesday morning of the incident and began their investigations which resulted in the arrest of Jacob Ngwira and Mada Soniala.

The police officer said detectives found the vehicle abandoned in Chilinde and that other reported stolen items were recovered when the arrest was made.

Sergeant Esther Mkwanda however, explained that Mada Soniyala was shot Wednesday morning hours at the house of fellow suspect, Jacob Ngwira in area 25 as police were at the home trying to recover some stolen property that the two and others had stolen Tuesday night.

“Mada and our detectives were at Jacob Ngwira’s house to recover some of the suspected stolen property. However, Mada tried to snatch the rifle from one of the officers hand, in the process the gun was fired and shot him on the leg.”

“Unfortunately, Mada has died at Kamuzu Central Hospital in the afternoon on Wednesday while receiving treatment” confirmed Sgt Mkwanda

“We have arrested these criminals through our investigations and we are expecting to arrest the remaining suspects” added the Kanengo PRO

“Our immediate arrest of these two only shows that police are serious and committed to do their work of combating crime. This is also our message to the public that whenever we receive information we don’t hesitate but to react" said Sgt Mkwanda

The Kanengo Police PRO, further urged members of the general public to continue tipping police with information of criminals found in their areas. 

Kanengo Police Arrest 2 Suspected Armed Robbers, Recovers Pistol Gun

• The suspects have confessed of carrying out criminal activities

• Other convicts have been naming the two to be masterminders of robberies in the capital

Police in Kanengo have arrested two men who are suspected to be “notorious” criminals who have been terrorizing some parts of Capital city, Lilongwe.

Sergeant Esther Mkwanda Kanengo Police Public Relations Officer says one of the suspects had a Pistol gun used in their criminal activities.

The Kanengo PRO has identified the two as Andrew Nyirongo aged 41 of Kacheche village from T/A Lukwa in Kasungu district and Bernard Kumisuku (found with a pistol gun) aged 32 of Sambe village from T/A Kapeni in the commercial city, Blantyre”

“Nyirongo was residing in Chinsapo while Kumisuku has been residing in area 25 sector 8 and in the process we have managed to recover a Pistol with four live bullets” confirmed Sgt Mkwanda, who added “After the interviews these criminals said they have taken part in several criminal activities in different locations in Lilongwe which involved armed robberies and robbery with violence”

Kanengo PRO further said the two were being hunted following confessions made by some of the previously arrested criminals. The officer said some of the convicts have been naming Andrew Nyirongo and Bernard Kumisuku as some of the perpetrators in criminal activities led to their arrests.

They have since been charged of robbery with violence and illegal possession of firearm contrary to section 301 of the penal code.

Sgt Mkwanda has assured the nation and people in the capital city Lilongwe that “We are doing our best and we will keep on doing what we know as police to stop these criminal acts” but appealed, “As police we are also pleading with members of general public that they should also tip us whatever they see suspicious.”

“For example, where we recovered this pistol gun at Kumisuku’s house people were seeing him residing in a big house but had no clue of his job. So had it been that people tipped police way back, probably we would have arrested him earlier.”

A 34 year old rapist infects STDs to a 13 year old girl in Lilongwe

A 34 year old rapist infects STDs to a 13 year old girl in Lilongwe

A 34 year old man in Lilongwe has passed on a Sexual Transmitted Disease (STDs) to a young girl aged 13. The man whose name is Owen Mkambeni is in police custody for defilement charge.

Kanengo Police Station Public Relations Officer Sergeant Esther Mkwanda has confirmed that the young girl was defiled on 2 November but kept silence the matter until her parents on 11^th November noticed some unusual limp movements of the girl and when checked they realized that her private parts were passing pus which caused smell.

According to Sergeant Mkwanda when the Kamuzu Central Hospital examined the victim confirmed in the medical report that the girl has one of the sexually transmitted diseases.

The officer said both the man and the victim lives in area 25 where the incident took place. Sergeant Mkwanda said the rapist defiled the girl when she was on her way to buy airtime at some groceries shop.

The rapist hails from Njolomole village T/A Njolomole in Ncheu and he has failed to appear in court this week due to the ongoing strike by some Court workers.

Reacting to the incident, one of the NGOs operating in Area 25 ‘Nditsogolo Langa’, has condemned the act by calling it ‘unfortunate’ development disturbing girls, and an incident happening in the area barely few days after the organization had a community sensitization campaigns at Kalambo Primary School, a place happens to be the victims school where people were warned of demerits of harassing girls.

“We are pleading with men in the country who have similar evil motives to stop this act and start to respect and protect girls. Sexual abuse is offensive act and is a annoying development which is disturbing the psychological, health and education of girls in this country and we commend police for immediately arresting this man when the matter was reported to them” Said Joyce Chitsulo Executive Director for Nditsogolo Langa

While applauding the parents of the child for their quick reaction by taking the matter to police and plea to other parents to follow suit by not hiding such matters, Chitsulo also views the reaction taken by the victims parents and the girl’s reflection by revealing to her parents about what happened though it took some days, as a positive signal that the community is now utilizing the messages that Nditsogolo Langa has been giving to the community and pupils learning in the schools surrounding area 25.

“Otherwise they would have not reported the matter to police” she said, and explained “May be if it were not for our sensitization campaigns encouraging them to report such kind of abuse cases we would have not known, or parents would have kept this silence and say this is our internal issue lets resolve it internally and in the process violating the rights of the girl.”

Chitsulo has pledged commitment that her organizations will continue making sensitization messages of empowering girls and women in the area particularly on the importance of reporting to police or any relevant authority any incidences of rape or harassment in order to end such malpractice.