Police finger Zanu PF in Chamisa rally skirmish
Police has identified a mob that attacked a Citizens Coalition for Change rally on Saturday as suspected Zanu PF card carrying members, in a stunning accusation of the ruling party by an institution often accused of taking Zanu PF’s side in the political battles in Zimbabwe.
A 30-year-old male adult Mboneni Ncube was killed while several were injured at Mbizo 4 shopping centre open space Kwekwe as CCC president Nelson Chamisa was addressing thousands of party supporters.
Soon after the skirmishes, Police launched a raid at Jessie Gardens, Mbizo 11 Kwekwe, about one kilometre from the venue were the suspects were said to be hiding and arrested 16 individuals, identifying four of them as Zanu PF card carrying members.
Kennedy Simbi who is believed to be the main culprit who inflicted the fatal blow on the deceased is still on the run, police said in a memo.
“At around 1400 hours, whilst Nelson Chamisa was addressing the gathering, suspected ZANU PF youths wearing yellow T-shirts infiltrated the meeting which was held in an open space and one of them threw a stone into the gathering and ran away,” police said.
“Towards the end of Nelson Chamisa‘s address suspected ZANU PF youths intercepted to people in CCC T-shirts who were walking to the rally and threw stones on them. The skirmishes, about 400 metres from the venue, resulted in deceased being stabbed thrice with a sharp object on the back and died whilst admitted at Kwekwe General Hospital.”
The injured are admitted at Kwekwe General Hospital and Topomasi Hospital in a serious condition.
During the clashes, three motor vehicles were damaged.
The vehicles were parked at the shopping centre some 200 metres from the venue.
Police reacted to the scene and got information that the accused persons were hiding at Jessie Gardens, Mbizo 11 Kwekwe.
Three motor vehicles were recovered at Jessie Gardens where the accused were hiding. Searches were made in a silver Mercedes Benz AFK 6958 owned by accused 12.
“Inside the vehicle were three unbranded yellow T” shirts, one yellow bottom, one black trousers and one sjambok,” police said.
The above motor vehicles have since been impounded and are parked at ZRP Mbizo.
Five of the accused persons are detained at ZRP Kwekwe Central DB 351-355/22. The other eleven accused persons are detained at ZRP Mbizo under DB 344-354/22.
Police finger Zanu PF in Chamisa rally skirmish
