A group of Zanu PF thugs, including one who is already facing a murder charge, on Wednesday allegedly kidnapped an MDC-T youth, Benito Tshuma, at Pikstone Mine in Chegutu. One of those attacked managed to film this video of the attack even under the dangerous circumstances he faced.
Although he was only able to film bits of what was happening, you can see enough to make out what was happening. One of those behind the abduction has been identified as the son of Irene Zindi, an ex-combatant and former Zanu PF MP for Hatfield.
On Wednesday Chegutu West MDC-T parliamentary candidate Chalton Hwende told Nehanda Radio “our campaign team has been severely attacked by a rowdy group of about 16 Zanu PF thugs at a place called Pickstone here in Chegutu.”
Hwende said “several of our members have been injured and one of our team members Benito Tshuma has been kidnapped and is missing. Tshuma was pulled from a truck that was being used by my campaign team.
“We are actually at the police station. Please share and spread this message. We need to find our kidnapped comrade.”
Hwende told us the driver of the kombi that was used to kidnap Tshuma is Irene Zindi’s son. We will confirm his name shortly, but we already know him and his brother are already facing murder charges from a separate case.
Hwende says they went to Chegutu Police Station to file a report and the Member in Charge for about an hour refused to see him while playing football.
“We are putting together a search party to go and look for Tshuma, we know the compound where these Zanu PF thugs came from and that will be our first port of call tomorrow,” Hwende told Nehanda Radio.
Meanwhile about 17 members of Hwende’s campaign team are currently being treated for various injuries.