Authorities have cleared Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Eastern Region Governor, Julius Paipi over Mangochi ritual murder in which a businessman was found with two dead bodies of children.
The businessman identified as Mr. Iddrissa, a former Paipi employee who was dismissed some years ago after swindling over Mk 20 Million, on Friday evening was found with two dead bodies in his compound at Makawa in the district.
According to Mangochi Police Publicist, Rodrick Maida the two children went missing on Thursday.
Maida further said after discovering the dead bodies angry residents stormed Iddrissa premises where they torched house and two vehicles before the police fired teargas to calm the situation.
“We have launched a massive manhunt for the suspect Mr. Iddrissa,” said Maida in an interview with a local press.
Soon after the incident, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and its bedfellow UTM’s social media team stormed the social media platform such as facebook and Whatsapp with ‘fake’ stories linking the ritual killing to Paipi as one way of tarnishing his image and that of Mighty DPP.
