LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi Police Service (MPS) at Lingadzi station are keeping in custody two young men aged 24 for impersonating Triephonia Thomson Mpinganjira’s facebook account.
Lingadzi Police Station Deputy publicist Maria Kumwenda has identified the suspects as Amos Charles and Joel Salanda who were arrested on Monday, March 10, 2025.
Police Publicist Kumwenda told The Maravi Post that from January, 2025 Triephonia Mpinganjira who has been doing charity works in the country “Noted that some people are using and running facebook account pages bearing her name and posting her photos with intentions to steal from innocent Malawians”.
Kumwenda explains, “The two suspects allegedly created a fake account and have been deceiving people to send them money with false promises of assistance.
“The matter was reported to Lingadzi Police station where detectives used cyber intelligence to track down and apprehend the suspects”.
The Police Publicist adds, “The first suspect, Amos Charles was using an Airtel money account bearing the name of Janet Tembo for receiving money and he was arrested in Monkeybay while Joel was arrested in Mzuzu.
“The duo are expected to appear in court of law soon to answer the charges levelled against them while others are still being tracked down”.
Kumwenda appeals, “Police is advising social media users to strictly open their account with their legal names and not attacking others on social media platform”.
The suspects Charles hails from Traditional Authority (T.A) Nankumba, Mangochi district while Salanda hails from Tekha village (T.A) Chindi in Mzimba.