{"id":31060,"date":"2022-09-09T18:51:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T18:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/cdedi-boss-sylvester-namiwa-abducted"},"modified":"2022-09-09T19:38:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T19:38:54","slug":"cdedi-boss-sylvester-namiwa-abducted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/cdedi-boss-sylvester-namiwa-abducted","title":{"rendered":"CDEDI boss Sylvester Namiwa abducted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Executive Director of Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), Sylvester Namiwa, has been abducted, his colleagues have confirmed. Namiwa has been abducted at Area 3 in Lilongwe a few hours after addressing journalists about tomorrow\u2019s nationwide protests.<\/p>\n<p>Edwin Mauluka, CDEDI Communications Coordinator, told Nyasa Times that a strange vehicle had been trailing Namiwa\u2019s hiject from Crown Hotel where the presser took place from 2:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUpon Area 3, the passengers of the vehicle hit Namiwa\u2019s car from behind. And in no time, the assailants pounced on the unsuspecting Namiwa and pushed him into their vehicle,\u201d said Mauluka.<\/p>\n<p>Another colleague, Peter Namuonjeza, said he chased the assailants using Namiwa\u2019s vehicle until Katete Farm where they took the footpath, which Namuonjeza could not follow. Police are yet to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Executive Director of Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI), Sylvester Namiwa, has been abducted, his colleagues have confirmed. Namiwa has been abducted at Area 3 in Lilongwe a few hours after addressing journalists about tomorrow\u2019s nationwide protests. 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