Malawi: Police in Limbe have arrested Emmanuel Davie for allegedly impersonating a soldier from Malawi Defense Force (MDF). The 24-year-old man used his disguise to dupe people of the district.
The organization has shared that the incident was reported by the people who were in the area where he was conducting his fraudulent activities. Some witnesses saw the suspect collecting money from the unsuspecting members of the community.
The members of the community revealed that this fraudster was collecting money from the public in Bangwe Township in Blantyre. He committed this crime while he was dressed in full military attire for the nation’s army.
The arrest was made after the incident was reported to the Police Force by some members of the community. The witnesses got suspicious after they saw this man’s activities amd reached out to the police.
Deputy Public Relations Officer for Limbe Police Station, Sub-Inspector Chibisa Mulimbika confirmed the incident. He said the suspect was last seen at Chipalanga location in Bangwe.
The suspect was fraudulently getting money from people in the community under false pretenses. The fake army officer promised them that he would get them recruited in the MDF in the near future.
The officers at the Bangwe Police Post received the report of the criminal offense. Some detectives have arrested Davie after they confirmed that he is not their employee.
Mulimbika further explained that the police has also conducted a thorough police investigation into the matter. After the interrogation, the officials discovered that Davie had solicited over K500,000 from the public.
He has previously duped the people of the community using the disguise of public officers. The members of the community also supported and helped the leadership in their investigation.
Currently, the suspect is in custody and will be presented to the court for the charges of personating a public officer and obtaining money by false pretenses. The suspect Emmanuel Davie is a resident of the Malata Village, Traditional Authority Makhuwira in Chikwawa District.