A 26-year-old nurse at Chikwawa District Hospital has been arrested for allegedly abducting a 16-year-old girl for two days at the hospital’s hostel.

Chikwawa Police Station public relations officer, Foster Benjamin identified the suspect as Lingstone Gango who was arrested on Sunday.

According to Benjamin, the suspect who is said to be in a relationship with the girl abducted the victim (name withheld) on 27 December and kept her within the hospital’s hostel until 29 December this year.

“The girl’s parents made numerous attempts to call the girl but she kept lying to them about her whereabouts.

“Then, following their own investigation, the parents got informed that their daughter was being held by the suspect in the hospital’s hostel, “said Benjamin.

Reports say on Saturday, the parents confronted the suspect along the way and ended up being insulted by the suspect hence they went on to report the matter to police.

Gango was later arrested after handing himself over to the law enforcers.

Meanwhile, Gango is facing a charge of abduction which is contrary to Section 136 of the Penal code.

He hails from Kadamera Village in the area of Traditional Authority Mbenje in Nsanje District.