Two men are in police custody in Dowa district for impersonating Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) and Malawi Bureau of Standards (MBS) officers on Thursday.
Dowa Police spokesperson Richard Kaponda has confirmed the development and has identified the two as 33 year-old Alex Whayo who once worked for MRA and John Msiska, 41 who is an ex-employee of Opportunity Bank.
According to Kaponda, the two men visited a shop at Dzaleka Refugee Camp and introduced themselves to be MRA and MBS officers.
The then ambiguously showed the shop owner their identity cards.
Police believe the two men hit several shops at Dowa boma and stole money amounting to K133, 000 using same modus.
“The suspects revealed to have committed the same very offence at Thete Trading Centre in Dedza district, Salima district, Nsundwe Trading Centre in Lilongwe and Mponela Trading Centre in Dowa district,” said Kaponda.
During their operations, the two were using a hired motor vehicle registration number DA 184 Mazda Demio Saloon belonging to Mr Dan Chiphika, a resident at Lumbadzi Trading Centre.
No money has been recovered so far and enquiries are in progress on the matter.
Whayo hails from Mkanda village, Traditional Authority Kalembo in Balaka district while Msiska hails from Lumbwezi village, Traditional Authority Chikulamayembe in Rumphi district.
Takumvani statesman.
Anatumidwa ndi Chakwera
Good move,adzajaila.akafuna zimenezo azikanenera mwina kudambwe.
Donald Trump is correct, “Africans don’t progress coz of theft and corruption “
Zosez ndichaponda
Mukhaula munakaponda malo olakwika ma guy, yalakwatu apa,, muva kuwawa
Herbert Sabiti James mpaka rest in prison(RIP)? Kkkkkkkkkk
Umphawi ukuchuka umbavaso umachuluka
Malawi wavutatu uyu mmmm ena siaja amati ndi attrafic God help us
Eeeh,awa ndiye mavuto guyz,zowona MRA ingawoneke chonchi,osatenga katapira bwanji?apa ndiye munya mwagwidwa,
Unfortunately kuzisaka molakwika
Kuzisaka za General January
Uku ndiye timati kuuyamba dala unyolo utangokhala musova ndinu akulu akulu Guyz
Koma bomb ili ndiye muli akuba kkkkk
It happen even really MRA owner do same like this
Ana anjoka kuzolowera kuba basi
Ndiye azikazawo powasanzika amati akupita kuti?zamanyazi
Eti eti?
Ndiye umbavawo umenewo munthu A siumudziwa ukaname kuti ndiwe wa MRA komanso anthu amadziwa mavalidwe maka mamangidwe a Tie umangodziwa kuti ku MRA alipo angavale chonchi Rest in Prison am sure 10 yrs is too little akatuluka amenewo pa bail izo ndi zanu osazatiuza akazakuberani ma million ndi mbavatu zimenezo zikalowe
adha anali otchena man,anavala ma suit..had mra identity card,taxation act with them..they been doing for long
January tilowanaye mndende
but world ndi imeneyi
but world ndi imeneyi
Its wat we call january full of maluzi
kkkkkk wavuta January kkk
baaaaad rest in prison