By Aaron Banda, MANA
The Malawi Police Service in Mchinji district have said the blood sucking myth making rounds in the district still remains an allegation.
Through a press release made available Wednesday, Mchinji Police Station Public Relations Officer, Kondwani Kandiado said Police in Mchinji have been and are still investigating the issue and that nobody has so far, claimed to have fallen victim.
Kandiyado, however, lamented cases of innocent people in the district being tortured and wounded on the pretext that they are blood sucking suspects.
“As Mchinji Police, we would like to warn all residents in the district against fabricating malicious rumors about blood suckers as it is negatively affecting innocent individuals.
We therefore, request faith, traditional and political leaders to join hands in sensitizing communities on the need to stop engaging in acts of mob justice,” reads part of the press release.
Police have since condemned all forms of mob justice in the strongest terms and that anyone involved in the malpractice will be arrested and prosecuted.
Mana has established that in Mchinji, at least, five people have been severely assaulted, two vehicles were smashed while one vehicle was set on fire. A shop was also demolished and looted.
Police in the district have so far, arrested eight people for being involved in mob justice in relation to the malpractice.
Meanwhile, in a separate interview, Mchinji District Commissioner, Bester Mandere commended the Police for the efforts in controlling issues of blood sucking describing the development as a challenge in the provision of quality and effective services to the communities.
“There is no such a thing. These are just allegations because as a district we have never seen somebody being pointed at by the community that indeed, this one suffered from blood sucking,” he said.
Pure cheap politics. Surprisingly it happens during the period of elections and it has been discovered that the presidential polls is the main cause because we have been having by-elections for parliamentary and local government but, these lies of blood suckers is never there and even albino killings. Angakhale kufunisitsa mpandoko ndiye mpaka kumamenya, kuba ndi kumapha anthu kuti tidziti chitetezo chalowa pansi. Mnyamata wina wapapoly ndi uja munamunyonga inu akakhiya a oposition. Machimo mukupangawa inu kapena ana anu adzawalipira. Kuli MULUNGU akukuwonani angakhale mukuoneka ngati simumuwopa.