By Chisomo Phiri
A 34-year-old Steve Manda is in police custody in Nkhotakota district for impersonating a Malawi Defence Force (MDF) officer.
According to Deputy public relations officer for Nkhotakota police, Chisomo Chuma,the suspect on Thursday night was demanding money and beer from people around the Nkhotakota trading centre on the pretext that he had the power to do so.
Chuma says some people got suspicious of his acts, which prompted them to tip off police officers about the strange suspect.
He says following the receipt of the information, the police arrested Steve and took him to the police station for questioning.
“At the police station, Steve voluntarily admitted having victimised people and that he is not an MDF officer, leading to his arrest,” says Chuma.
He says, the suspect will be taken to court soon to answer the charge of impersonating a public officer.
Steve Manda hails from Muwanga Village, in the area of Traditional Authority(T/A) Mwamlowe in Rumphi district.
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