Newly-promoted sergeant Matchowa, who was assigned to Gudyu examination centre in Dowa from Mponela police station, was found drunk on Wednesday morning, away from the examination centre.

The development forced standard 8 learners who are sitting for the 2019 Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education at the Centre where the said police office was assigned to delay in starting the exams for close to 30 minutes.

Dowa District Education Manager, Alexander Manyengo, confirmed of the development in an interview with Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) on Wednesday evening.

Manyengo said the police officer has since been fired from his post of guarding the exams.

Effort to talk to National Police Spokesperson James Kadadzera on the matter proved futile.

This is not the first time police officers in the country abandoned their duties for beer drinking and some were fired.

Meanwhile it is not known as to what will happen to the drunkard police officer.