Taxi driver nabbed for assaulting cop

HARARE – An unidentified policeman was on Thursday attacked by a taxi driver who was resisting arrest prompting members of the public to retaliate by smashing his car along Sam Nujoma Street in the capital.

The fleeing taxi drivers luck ran out after he drove along a one way road and reached a ‘dead end’ after he was blocked by traffic.

After identifying the cop he was fleeing from, the taxi driver pulled an empty beer bottle and hit the policeman on the forehead leading to his arrest.

Citizens quickly apprehended him suspecting that he was a car-jacker with the help of a soldier and he was taken to Harare Central Police Station.

One of the three passengers identified only as Robbie who was aboard the taxi was saved by a uniformed soldier as members of the public bayed for his blood-under the assumption that he was the taxi drivers’ accomplice.

Provincial police spokesperson Tadius Chibanba appealed to unregistered taxi operators to comply with law enforcement agents.

“We are appealing to all unregistered operators to comply with the law and we urge members of the public to use registered public transport with red number plates on white plates,” said Inspector Chibanda.

“Transport operators must not create a situation of making war with law enforcement agents as that will not pay them,” added Chibanda.