Minister Chiumia’s police guard arrested for being ‘drunk and disorderly’
Malawi police officer who guarding at Minister of Civic Education, Culture and Community Development Grace Chiumia’s residence in Lilongwe was arrested on Saturday on suspicion that he was drunk and disorderly.
Constable Ronnex Njema of Police Mobile Force (PMF) C Division was arrested for failing to perform guarding duties because he was drunk, Central Region Police Spokesperson Nolliettie Chihana Chimala confirmed.
Chimala said Njema was assigned to security at the minister’s residence during the day.
She said officer Njema left his post and was found drunk while on duty.
“Policeman Njema was arrested for being found drunk and incapable. He was assigned to provide guard duties during the day time at Hon Chiumia’s residence,” Chimala said.
She added that it is believed that the police officer was consuming the liquor whilst on duty
When he was found he was immediately arrested and replaced.
But the cop reportedly was in toilet when the Minister arrived at the residence and when queried he said it was no offence for him to answer the call of nature.
Police has dismissed that assertion and has since warned that it will not tolerate such behaviour and attitude towards its cops.
we malawians especially are full of threatening in the name of bwana. uyutu sanalakwe. tadikilani tiikoke muone mmene zithele. mmipando simoopsezera anthu coonde mbutuma inu. ce bwana cihana this is fwetseke petty story kuti mpaka kuvalila zisoti. totala bullshit
Was he drinking in the toilet or answeing the call of nature? Did u find the bottle of beer with him or he was smelling bear? How did he travel from the office to the place where was asigned to work? Did use police vichle. No dismisal here
Which is which the Zambiani Tumfweko is saying he was visiting the gents when the minister arrived at v gate and the guy told the minister where he was amafuna munthu asakanyere??
Why do ministers need security at their residences? It’s ironic they don’t do their jobs properly that would in turn help curtail crime. They must be subjected to the same conditions of living any ordinary Malawian is subjected to they can appreciate the problem – they might eventually do something about it. They already have huge benefits attached to their posts. This is the same issue whereby when the get sick, they get sent outside the country for medical treatment at the expense of tax payers. Fix the economy and help create jobs, fix corruption, fix the health system, fix,… Read more »
Boma la a LHOMWE
Just summon this cop for a disciplinary hearing and thereafter dismiss him for gross misconduct. He did not commit any crime.
nawe iwe why dismissing him no point
no need to dismiss him
Mumafuna muzimwa nokha.