A woman in her early 20s is currently being kept at Soche Police in Blantyre after being tricked by her Facebook lover.
Soche Police Spokesperson Constable Elvis Kasiya has confirmed of the development in an interview with the press and identified the victim as Towera Tanganyika.
According to Kasiya, Tanganyika who hails from Karonga met her lover identified as Derick Namanja on Dates265 site.
Namanja then asked his lover to meet him in Blantyre.
“Towera akuti anapeza chibwezi pa Facebook kuzera pa Page la Dates265 ndi mnyamata waku Blantyre ndipo chakhala chikuyenda bwino kwambiri ngakhale anali asanaonane maso ndi maso kufikila tsiku lomwe anagwirizana kuti akalilowe banja.
“Towera wafotokoza kuti bwezi lakelo linamuuza kuti anyamuke pamodzi ndi zikwama zake akalilowe Banja . ” ndinanyamuka ulendo waku Blantyre ndi transport yanga ndipo nditafika mu Wenela depot bwezi langa anandiuza kuti ndikwere za Limbe. Poti ndikoyamba kufika ku Blantyre ndinafusa anthu ndipo anandilozela pomwe pali ma minbus a Limbe. Nditafika ku Limbe kumuyimbila bwezi wangayo anangoti wandiona basi ndibwelere tikambilana pa phone koma ine sindinamuone pomwe anayima. Nditayimbaso phone yake inapezeka yozimisa,” said Kasiya.
Meanwhile, Kasyia has appealed to well-wishers to support Tanganyika with transport money to travel back to Karonga.