β’Govt Duped Millions In Use Of Fake Receipts By The Traffic Section Of Police.
The following suspects have since been arrested:
(1) Victor Masonga, a police officer
(2)Emmanuel V.B.Magombo, a Police Officer
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(3)Phillip Mwenye Phiri, a Technical Assistant Printer@Government Print.
(4) Theresa M Nkhoma, an Assistant Printer@ Government Print,
(5)Dennis Chikuni Banda, an Assinstant Printer@Government Print
The Inspector General of Malawi Police received a tip off That there were gross mismanagement of Government revenue happening at Traffic and Transport Section of the police.
This happened by use of unofficial government receipts in Collecting Government Revenue by the police officers.
Investigative Audit was constituted into the matter and it was revealed that the suspects mentioned above, in the period beginning 1 july,2020 to 30 June 2021 collected money Amounting to K14,743,000.00 using fake general receipts.
The money collected was not being banked in Government Account Number One.
Further to that the suspects while Working as Administrative Officers failed to Account for Government Revenue Amounting to K51,589,603.61, and also abused revenue Amounting to K1,580,000.00 but used it in personal matters.
Meanwhile Arrest was made but no recovery was made.
Matter is still under investigation.