Police in Mchinji have arrested three people who claimed to be Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) officers and stole K180,000 from customers.
Mchinji Police spokesperson Kaitano Lubrino identified the three as Patrick Brown, 26, Felix Jacob Gwagwala, 28, and Shamil Banda, 25.
He said the trio who live in Area 36 in Lilongwe were arrested on Monday at Kamwendo trading centre in Mchinji following a tip-off from a patriot.
Lubrino said all the suspects were found wearing garments such as overalls and boots while one among them had a fake Escom identity card.
One of the trio’s victims, 43 year-old Magret Biliati of Kamwendo who was duped of money amounting to K100, 000 told police that on Friday September 30, the three approached her claiming that they were officials from Escom.
The men claimed that they were on a project of meter-migration and repositioning and that they were mandated to inspect her houses.
Following this information, the woman gave them access and after their inspection they alleged to have detected an illegal connection to one of Biliati’s houses hence the demand for the fine.
The victim paid K100,000 after being threatened to pay K700,000 as fine if the issue was to be brought to the attention of top Escom bosses.
Police investigations have already established that the suspects also stole money from three other people within Kamwendo trading centre using the same tricks.
So far, the suspects have confessed to have obtained K180,000 which the police have since recovered.
Escom Security Supervisor for Central Region Electricity Service Classwell Chikatelo Kainga also told police that the suspects are not officials from the corporation and pleaded for wider investigations as they may have stolen more money from clients.
The suspects will appear before court soon to answer charges of impersonation and theft contrary to section 389 and 278 of the penal code respectively.
Meanwhile the police are appealing to the general public to report as soon as possible any suspicious acts in order to avoid being victims of tricksters.
Patrick Brown comes from Kadzuwa village T/A Kachindamoto in Dedza, Felix Gwagwala hails from Mose village T/A Mabuka in Mulanje while Shamil Banda from Nsundwe T/A Kalolo in Lilongwe.
Ku Escom amavala zimenezo?
zitsiru kwambili Mmene Magetsi akuvutilamo kumasilila Kukhala wa Escom
Asalmbane ndi amenewo,k180,000 ndi chaniso? Escom yalepheresa ife kupanga ma million coz of their blackouts,
Agalu amenewa amaba kwabasi
They much go for it and face penalty
Kapena ayambisa escom ina osati iyi yothimathimayi
mumayitha ndiinu madolo mudya chani pa town pano
Hustle lift em up waguana em
kukadakhala kuno ku Lilongwe tikadaotcha akubawo
Si Iwo koma mavuto apamalawi ndiye awapangitsa
ovololo ya Escom iwowo sayiziwa or what but any way anaganiza bho
Mbava or thieves
umphawi wanyanya kumalawi
Aaaaah zoziyamba dalatu izi
Zaumbava zayambila kulikulu ngat kuli kuamanga muyambile kulikulu kenako iwowa.
Malawi Walero Eeee!
Shoot to kill bsi
Osanamizila akuba magesi akakuvutan akuba aliphe
Ntchito yakura amathandiza ntchito pofuna kuchepetsa kuthimathima kwa magetsi kkkkkk
A shamil kusiya xu kuja munapeza imeneyi et kkk nde akaz anu ayalukatu ku xu
aaa zaukape ku malawi kuli magetsi kkkk anthu amenewa anasodi chochita ndithu kuzipaka kuti ndi a ESCOM zovetsa chison kkk
tawasiyeni mesa akuthandiza kuthesa ma Blackout sinanga makapewa akanika
Prince Kunyeko, Yusufu Abubaker ??
Kumachenjera pa town
Makape
Anthuwa alipo ambiri.
Size ya mtown
Ibani Guyz Mtsogoleli Ali Kunja Akamabwela Adzapeze Titaononga Ma Domo Ajaso Anafunika Fast Wakuthyoloyu Asanafike
Put them in hell
Apapatu ndiye enawoso amangidwe sinanga wonsewa amapanga chinyengo ndi weni nyumbawo.
Amene anyongedwe
Ameneyo nde NYASALANDE ,The home of Breaking Newz
Amawona ngati kuchenjera
Anyamata apa town
Tiye nazoni guys
Mene magets akuvutiramu ndie mumati asamawaseweretse…? Aaaah mulibho gents…
Choncho tixawaumbudze a BOSCOM wa?
Mmmmmmmmm
Amama Malawi Wabwino Uja Pano Alikut
Muhmmmmm
kkkkkk mwapulumuka aphwanga kuno mudakavekedwa mateyala ndikuyatsidwa moto. osamakalima bwanji
Adyera kuti zinthu zikuvuta pa malawi
Kkkkkk…koma, mMalawi ndchan!
kkkkk malawi watsopano uyu
Kuzisaka anyamata pa town