There was electricity blackout at Parliament and the surrounding areas in Lilongwe, Friday, February 21, 2020. Now a video clip is circulating on social media alleging that it was the police who cut off the power line.
This is not the correct version; the truth of the matter is that Escom faults officers led by the Zone Manager, Mr A Zulu, followed the faulty powerline to Parliament and found the interception wire hung by unknown people around Area 10.
Escom officers informed the police at Capital Hill Police Unit and were escorted to the said place.
The wire was removed by Escom faults officers in the presence of the police and power was restored
.