Nigerian ‘Vincent Banda’ to be extradited for prosecution in Malawi on ‘passportgate’- Minister
Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Grace Chiumia has said Malawi will push for extradition of Nigerian who used a Malawian passport under the name of Victor Banda so that he can be prosecuted in ‘Passportgate’ scandal.
Mzimba West member of parliament Harry Mkandawire (People’s Party –PP) on Thursday exposed a passport syndicate in the National Assembly when he disclosed that a box of 250 blank Malawian passports got lost in December last year.
Mkandawire told the House taht the missing serial numbers of the books were from MW853501 to 853750 and it was later discovered that one of the missing passports was issued to a Nigerian who posed as a Malawians from Mangochi with passport number MW853507.
“The Nigerian used the name Vincent Banda from Mangochi, meaning that 249 passports are still out there. Banda was arrested in South Africa en-route to UK, he was smuggling some goods,” Mkandawire told the House.
Chiumia told parliament that a team from her ministry are going to South Africa to meet the Nigerian “and get more information on the matter.”
She disclosed that they are working on a process to “ bring Mr Banda back.”
Chiumia added: “We are doing all necessary arrangements on the matter and let us be patient as we are working tirelessly on matter .”
Ther Minister said the Nigerian arrest at South African airport was based on the passport.
“We have notified immigration offices in all the countries about these serial numbers. So, he was arrested because of the passport and that is why they gave information to this country,” she said
Commenting on the matter, Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya saif the ‘passportgate’ is a “serious matter” which should be handled in that order.
“The matter happened on 29th December, 2016. The passport was issued in January, 2017 and there could be many passports that have been issued between December, 2016 and to-date.,” said Msowoya.
In her attempt to defend government on the matter, Chiumia repeatedly stated that she would make a ministerial statement in which the racket would be addressed.
She also attempted to gag MPs by threatening that she had more information about their underhand dealings which she was willing to expose. However, this did not stop the lawmakers from accusing her ministry of being party to the racket.
Meanwhile, Mkandawire has proposed that the parliamentary committees on Defence and Security and of Government Assurances— which he chairs—should investigate the matter because the government cannot be trusted with the task “since it seems to be party to the racket”.
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diphiphi well known thugs like masangwi cannot be ruled out of shit!!!!!!!!!
There are so many Pakistanis, Indians, Chinese in this country who publicly boast they are “Malawians”. Genocide and war ended long time ago in Rwanda but we have so many of these people in Malawi, using our resources and staying put. There is no war in Burundi but we still have all these funny faces in Malawi masquerading as businessmen/women maso bi. And in the forthcoming national registration all of these will be registered courtesy of our sleepy sloppy government. What will it take for us to wake up and just bundle of these Pakistanis, Indians, Rwandese, Burundians etc so… Read more »
Grace Chiumia, Minister of Home Affairs also attempted to gag MPs by threatening that she had more information about their underhand dealings which she was willing to expose. However, this did not stop the lawmakers from accusing her ministry of being party to the racket. This is pathetic. The Minister has information about other ministers wrong dealings and she decides to keep quite unless provoked thats when she will expose them.. Equally she has her own dealings thats why she is keeping information about the other ministers. Our President, where are you? Citizens of this country have suffered. We can… Read more »
This is sickening to the core. Rwandan Vincent Murekezi also dubiously got Malawi passport in the name of Vincent Banda
While you’re there also pick up Chanthunya on your way back.
Malawian give the Nigerian a deal, he should turn state witness and name the people who sold the passport to him. Kodi a Malawi tinakhala bwanji kuba ehh paliponse pali ndalama cashgate we will end up selling out passports to terrorists ndipamene tizawone polekela. The problem in Malawi we have selective justice just because you someone in governmen ukaba bansi akutaya pomwe munthu wakumudzi abe mazila 5 years imprisonmen with hard labour, someone steal Billions of tax payers money is walking around free and srewing our women with the cashgate money ahh 2 – 0 . Let wake up and… Read more »
Team ikukatani ku SA? Angomtumiza kuno, mukapita pachitikanso allowance gate.
Vincent Banda
Grace u know who is keeping the 249 passports
Dont waste tax payers money arrest medi and others.
the minister should stop being silly. even assuming Rsa and Malawi have an extradition treaty is whatever offence this naija has committed extraditable?
and shouldn’t it be easier to deal with the corrupt system here?
my guess is she’s shielding some people.
The DPP government knows extradition issues take long and it is Chiumia’s prayer that Malawians will forget Vincent Banda. The question is: How did a Nigerian acquire a Malawi passport? Too much corruption since 1994.
By the way, didn’t a Rwandan Murekezi get one in the name of Vincent Banda? I suppose DPP will blame someone in opposition, perhaps Uladi Musa, and parade witnesses on MBC tv. to make their case.