{"id":61691,"date":"2024-07-10T21:59:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T21:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/ex-convict-arrested-for-pretending-to-be-money-multiplier"},"modified":"2024-07-10T22:10:49","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T22:10:49","slug":"ex-convict-arrested-for-pretending-to-be-money-multiplier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/ex-convict-arrested-for-pretending-to-be-money-multiplier","title":{"rendered":"Ex-convict arrested for pretending to be money multiplier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Police in Bangwe, Blantyre have arrested a 28-year-old ex-convict for duping people by posing as a money-multiplying witch doctor.<\/p>\n<p>Limbe Police Station Public Relations Officer Sergeant Aubrey Singanyama identified the ex-convict as Rodrick Kaliwo who was arrested on Tuesday 9 July 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Singanyama said the suspect has been duping people around the Banana area in Bangwe township by posing as a witch doctor with the powers of multiplying money and making them rich.<\/p>\n<p>On 7th July 2024, the suspect duped a Banana business person with money amounting to Sixty thousand Kwacha by implying that he would multiply it through magic to the sum of nine hundred thousand Kwacha in 2 hours.<\/p>\n<p>However, Kaliwo failed to multiply the said amount and later ordered the victim to fetch soil from a fresh grave in the area, a demand that made the victim realise that he was being duped and he reported the matter to Bangwe Police where officers managed to follow the issue and arrested the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>During the arrest, the suspect was found with a bunch of papers cut in pieces and some black powder which he claimed to be charms believed to have been used as a means to trick unsuspecting victims.<\/p>\n<p>After being quizzed, the suspect confessed that he was not a witch doctor, but rather an ex-convict who resorted to duping people to earn a living.<\/p>\n<p>Rodrick Kaliwo hails from Mukoza village, in the area of Chief Makanjira in Mangochi district and he will appear before court soon to answer a charge of theft by trick.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About Malawi Follow Africa-Press<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Police in Bangwe, Blantyre have arrested a 28-year-old ex-convict for duping people by posing as a money-multiplying witch doctor. Limbe Police Station Public Relations Officer Sergeant Aubrey Singanyama identified the ex-convict as Rodrick Kaliwo who was arrested on Tuesday 9 July 2024. 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