{"id":56317,"date":"2024-01-09T23:10:34","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T23:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/malawis-fa-elective-indaba-nwfa-committee-members-abducted-in-mzuzu-2"},"modified":"2024-01-09T23:25:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T23:25:30","slug":"malawis-fa-elective-indaba-nwfa-committee-members-abducted-in-mzuzu-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/malawis-fa-elective-indaba-nwfa-committee-members-abducted-in-mzuzu-2","title":{"rendered":"Malawi\u2019s FA elective Indaba: NWFA Committee members abducted in Mzuzu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Unconfirmed reports reaching this publication show that some delegates of the National Women\u2019s Football Association (NWFA) have been abducted in Mzuzu by some unknown assailants believed to be sympathizers of this year\u2019s Football Association of Malawi (FAM)s\u2019 presidential challenger, Fleetwood Haiya.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Chairperson of the Young Human Rights Defenders Network, Mervin Nxumayo the abducted women are forcibly being held at an unidentified lodge around in the city of Mzuzu.<\/p>\n<p>Nxumayo said his office has received reports that the ladies checked in at Sunbird Mzuzu Hotel before being dragged into a car to an unknown holding place where until now they haven\u2019t bathed or changed clothes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are refusing to eat until they are released. They have since gone on hunger strike demanding their immediate release,\u201d Nxumayo said.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, YHRDN has reported the matter to the police to get the women released failing which they will hold vigils at the Sunbird Mzuzu Hotel which is the venue of the elective Indaba. Incumbent FAM President Walter Nyamilandu is being Challenged by Haiya for the post in battle polls, on Saturday, December 16, 2023.<\/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. Unconfirmed reports reaching this publication show that some delegates of the National Women\u2019s Football Association (NWFA) have been abducted in Mzuzu by some unknown assailants believed to be sympathizers of this year\u2019s Football Association of Malawi (FAM)s\u2019 presidential challenger, Fleetwood Haiya. 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