By Staff Reporter
In Mulanje, Police on Monday arrested a driver and his two assistants on suspicion that they stole a bag of maize meant for Cyclone Freddy survivors in Phalombe.
The district’s police Spokesperson Innocent Moses identifies the driver as 24-year-old Peter Chimkango and his assistants Mayeso Chimaliro, 25, Yamikani Nansanya.
It is reported that the three were sent on an errand to mill 297 bags of maize for free in Chigumula, Blantyre as Sukasanje ward in Phalombe district has no power after the cyclone hit.
The trio however failed to complete the task, as power also went out leaving them with 46 unmilled bags of maize.
As they made their way back to Phalombe using the Limbe-Thyolo-Mulanje road, the suspects stopped at Chitakale with the hopes of finding electricity at the nearest maize mill.
“Upon arrival at Chitakale, they saw that the area had electricity.
“They stopped as agreed but in no time power went off, therefore, the driver masterminded the sale of a 50kg bag of maize at K28, 000 and the suspects shared the money,” Moses explained.
Well-wishers reported the matter to police who visited the scene leading to the suspects’ arrest and recovery of a bag of maize.
Meanwhile, the suspects are in police custody, but the truck of maize flour and the remaining maize has been released in order to be distributed to Cyclone Freddy survivors in all 16 camps at Sukasanje ward in Phalombe.
