LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Umoyo News blog leader Rodgers Kadiso Banda was on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, arrested in Lilongwe for defrauding Israel’s farm job seekers.

Kadiso has been charged with an offence of obtaining money other than by pretense/personation(Identity theft).

The suspect is being held at Lingadzi Police Station at Area 18.

According to sources privy to The Maravi Post, President Lazarus Chakwera’s Press Secretary Anthony Kasunda is the one who complained to the police about Kadiso’s misconduct.

A source within police services told The Maravi Post Kadiso through a Facebook Account that bares the press secretary’s name has been defrauding job seekers.

The Maravi Post has messages Kadiso has been sharing with victims by demanding money if are to be recruited.

The suspect is said to have created a fake Facebook account in the name of Anthony Kasunda and has been duping people with money in the pretence that he would employ them in government and send some to Israel.

But Kasunda disputed the claims arguing that he was not aware of any arrest related to his name.

However, all the Facebook message screenshots in our possession show that Kadiso was paid using a number that indicated Masautso Kasunda.

Meanwhile, National Police Spokesperson Kalaya asked for more time on the matter as he was called late hours.

This follows another investigation that is underway where the son of Commissioner Rhoda Manjolo, Chifuniro Keith Manjolo is implicated in a fraud case by recruiting people at police service by asking them to pay MK500, 000 and some senior police officers are also involved.

In this case, Kalaya failed to comment as he asked for more time to date.

More to come…