Police in Blantyre have arrested four officers from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services on allegation that they abused their office.

National Police Spokesperson, Peter Kalaya has confirmed of the arrest in an interview with the press.

According to Kalaya, the four are suspected to have released seven undocumented Ethiopian immigrants who they arrested and were in police cells at Blantyre police.

“We have information that they received K700, 000 from an agent in Mozambique to release the immigrants,” said Kalaya who added that they were intercepted at Milare police road block on the Blantyre – Chikwawa road on Sunday.

They are Sgt. Prescott Zembani, Charles Kamfumu, Sgt. Emmanuel Thamando and Sgt. Major Nyirenda.

More details to follow..