LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi Police at Kanengo Station in the capital Lilongwe are keeping in custody two pastors, Collings Malamwa aged 40 and Thokozani Umali ,35 for obtaining money through false pretences.
According to Kanengo police station publicist Esther Mkwanda says that two suspects went around Mgona location in December 2020, instructing the community members to create clubs of 20 members each so that they could be given loans from NEEF formerly called MERDEF.
They demanded registration fee of MK4,000 cash from each member and 33 clubs were formed. They collected money amounting to MK2.7 million in the process.
The community members waited until March 2021 when they realized that they were duped. They decided to report to Kanengo Police Station whereby Criminal Investigators cornered the two Pastors on March 12, 2021.
Police is therefore advising Community leaders to seek confirmation of suspicious people who may come into their locations in the name of different organizations before trusting them on monetary issues.
Malamwa hails from Chiudza village, Traditional Authority (T.A) Chiwere in Dowa district, while Umali hails from Maulidi village, Traditional authority Maganga in Salima district.
They are expected to appear in court on Monday, March 15, 2021 to answer the charges.
