An MDC-T youth was admitted to the Avenues Clinic with a badly injured leg on Saturday while dozens others suffered minor injuries after a rowdy mob of Zanu PF militants violently disrupted their planned rally at Caledonia (Bobo) Farm near Damafalls in Goromonzi South.
In an interview with Nehanda Radio one of the injured youths said they had received police clearance for their rally at a football pitch in the area but when they got to the venue today, they found the Zanu PF youths camped inside the pitch declaring that the rally scheduled for 1pm was not going to take place.
According to the Officer in Charge of Ruwa Police Station, his officers assigned to the rally in Ward 25 were short staffed and could do nothing. The police officers armed with baton sticks even suggested the MDC-T supporters abandon the rally for the sake of peace.
After a few tense moments, the MDC-T supporters decided to go away. This however only emboldened the Zanu PF militants who started throwing stones and other dangerous missiles. One of the MDC-T activists fell to the ground and they caught up with him, hitting him with stones at close range.
The attack was captured by a Nehanda Radio Citizen Reporter and the injured youth can be seen lying helplessly on the ground before his colleagues come to his rescue and carry him away. When the Zanu PF youths launched their attack, the police on the scene also ran away.
In the pictures you can see the stones which were being thrown by the Zanu PF youths. MDC-T aspiring MP for Goromonzi South Milton Benhe is currently at the Avenues Clinic with the injured supporter.
On Wednesday Zanu PF thugs kidnapped an MDC-T youth, Benito Tshuma, at Pikstone Mine in Chegutu. The 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 (17) 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.”
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