ZBC reporter part of notorious Chipangano gang

News — By admin on November 8, 2011 1:44 pm

The MDC-T has accused Tafara Chikumira, a reporter with the state broadcaster ZBC, of being part of the team coordinating Zanu PF’s Chipangano terror group.  Chikumira was heard communicating constantly with Chipangano gang leader Jim Kunaka as the mob violently disrupted an MDC-T rally at Chibuku Stadium in Chitungwiza on Sunday.

Other perpetrators identified include Jim Kunaka, the Zanu PF Harare province youth chairperson, Zanu PF’s Chitungwiza district coordinating committee (DCC) chairperson, Wilfred Gwekwete, Luke Luke of Ward 25, Chitungwiza North and Godknows Muzenda, a Zanu PF Harare youth provincial member.

Others are; Nyasha Dziva, Chitungwiza DCC secretary, Dennis Fisher, Lloyd Bhunu, Tichaona Chapfika and Tonderai Kasukuwere. Kasukuwere is a young brother to Zanu PF Politburo member Saviour Kasukuwere.

What started off as a cool Sunday turned bloody when dozens of MDC-T activists were seriously injured at Chibuku Stadium in Chitungwiza after the Zanu PF thugs descended on them. Using catapults, iron bars, machetes and stones, the thugs stormed the venue in the early hours of yesterday morning and attacked MDC-T activists who were preparing for the rally which was due later in the day.

Some of the activists suffered broken bones, head and body injuries, while some were bleeding heavily and were being treated at different hospitals in Harare. The first group of militias raided the stadium early in the morning demanding to use the stadium for a soccer match but the MDC activists reportedly told them the stadium had been booked for a rally.

At least 50 MDC-T members had to seek medical treatment at various health institutions.

When MDC-T officials tried to make a report on the violence, a police officer at Makoni Police Station, Constable Mudambiwa refused to open a police docket.  Instead the police have since arrested two MDC-T youths, Julius Marambakutongwa and Kuda Muchemwa on allegations that they were behind the disturbances. The two are detained at St Mary’s Police Station.

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