By Seyi Babalola
Malawi’s President, Lazarus Chakwera, revealed on Tuesday the death of his Vice, Saulos Chilima.
Chakwera stated that his subordinate was killed along with nine other passengers in a plane crash.
Addressing a press conference, the President stated that the airplane carrying his deputy went missing after failing to land at Mzuzu International Airport, approximately 380 kilometers (240 miles) north of the capital Lilongwe, and that the plane’s wreckage had been discovered.
“The search and rescue operation I ordered to find the missing plane that carried our vice president and nine others has been completed.
“The plane has been found. And I am deeply saddened and sorry to inform you that it has turned out to be a terrible tragedy,” Chakwera said.
