Like Ebanga, like Mutale: The female banker who slept with over 200 clients
Neptune Prime recalls that in 2019, Mutale Winfridah, a senior executive at ZANACO bank, was suspended for allegedly having sexual relations with over 200 men, including both clients and job seekers, while promising them employment opportunities and bank loan approvals.
The 39-year-old Zambian was suspended after more than 10 men formally lodged complaints, claiming that she exploited her position as a senior bank executive to manipulate them sexually in exchange for career advancements.
Winfridah, who is said to remain unmarried due to her pursuit of various academic qualifications, has caused a stir in Zambia’s financial sector, raising concerns about the abuse of power within banking institutions.
Meanwhile, recently, in Equatorial Guinea, the former Director-General of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), Baltasar Engonga, found himself at the centre of a shocking scandal.
Engonga, a 54-year-old economist, was arrested and remanded in Malabo’s Black Beach Prison after authorities discovered over 400 sex tapes involving the wives of prominent figures in the country. The tapes were uncovered during a fraud investigation into Engonga’s finances, with ANIF officials finding several CDs containing footage of his sexual encounters with various married women.
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The scandals involving Mutale Winfridah and Baltasar Engonga serve as stark reminders of how power can be wielded and abused in ways that devastate lives and taint reputations. Winfridah’s actions exposed vulnerabilities within Zambia’s financial sector, prompting urgent calls for reforms and stronger ethical safeguards. Similarly, Engonga’s shocking downfall unveiled not just personal indiscretions but the deep rot within high-level institutions, leaving Equatorial Guinea reeling with scandal and public outrage.
At their core, both tales reflect how unchecked power can become a tool for exploitation. They challenge societies to demand accountability, to strengthen ethical conduct, and to remember that no leader, regardless of influence, stands above scrutiny. In an era where the consequences of abuse ripple far beyond the individual, these stories compel a collective reckoning with the moral fabric of institutions meant to serve, not exploit, their people.
Written by Sakinat Musa Abubakar, Editor at Neptune Prime
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