Police in Mzuzu have arrested the city’s Mayor Gift Desire Nyirenda on suspicion that he defiled his 14-year-old niece.

According to police report, the girl was sharing a room with the daughter of the suspect in their home.

It is alleged that the suspect had been defiling the girl for more than once and bribed her with money and a cellphone which the girl refused.

The girl tried to report the matter to the suspect’s wife who advised her to leave the house.

She later reported the issue to police where she was sent to Mzuzu Health Centre for examination and the results came out positive.

The suspect will appear before the court soon.