Two suspected poachers were shot dead in Chirundu by the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) rangers before a rifle and freshly poached ivory was recovered.
Zimparks’ Head of Corporate Communications Tinashe Farawo confirmed the development in a statement.
“Over the weekend there was an armed contact with suspected poachers in Chirundu where two suspects were shot dead in that armed conduct,” Farawo said.
“The rangers managed to recover a rifle and freshly poached ivory. Investigations are still carrying on. We are warning would be poachers that national parks are no go areas for criminal activities.
“If you’re found in a protected area armed, there is no way we are going to apprehend you. You will be shot dead on site. We have the shoot to kill policy. So national parks are no go areas for criminal activities.”
In March this year, a suspected poacher was shot and killed at Malilangwe Conservancy Trust in Chiredzi during a gunfight with game scouts.
His two accomplices escaped and the scouts recovered a rifle and ammunition.
Zvakapotsa zvahen’esa wildlife officer izvi rimwe gore, he shot dead a suspected poacher akange ayine back up yevakuru vakuru and he was sentenced to death by the Highcourt,,,, he was served nemapettions akazopusha for appeal to Supreme Court
Saka afira nyanga yenzou. Hupenyu hwedu hwakakundwa kukosha nenyanga yenzou nhaika? Why not arrest them nhai weduwee
Elvis Tanaka Mutomba Hausii hunhuu hwemaa poachers that’s why U hitauraa zvekusungaa kana waitaa poacher or armed robber watotengesa upenyu hauchachyii kufaa. Dayii vatangirwa nema poacher iwayoo ndivoo vaifaaa
Elvis Tanaka Mutomba poacher Na officer iwatanga Watanga ukanonoka Wafa ndiwe
Tererai Zivanai Kuhondo chaiko atanga atanga
Elvis Tanaka Mutomba poachers are very dsngerous😎
The shoot to kill is welcome as it is a deterrent. It sends a stern message.
Lieutenants of the devil. How do you compare human life against animal life ???
Hilton Tamangani Ocog hayi man mbavha ngadziurawe mhani… They are destroying nyika takayeva.. Shoot and kill all the corrupt politicians zvese nembavha dzemombe
Tinashe Makamure
Never in my God owned Life will I ever subscribe to that kind of solution. Sorry.
Hilton Tamangani Ocog Why do u think human life is more important than animal life? Those animals deserve to live too so 50-50, vaparadzi ngavaparadzwewo same way.
What if the poachers had shot dead one of the game rangers? Remember the rangers were only performing their duties against some greedy people who are so desperate to make a quick buck by killing animals just for their tusks. An animal is a soul too.
Hilton Tamangani Ocog you are useless brain old man
Hilton Tamangani Ocog if you didn’t know, those poachers will be armed with AK47s and will be shooting at the Rangers to kill. If you must know it’s a battle. Kill or be killed situation. Unless you are saying
Mapoacher aregerwe achiita zvaanoda?
Hilton Tamangani Ocog those guys will be armed if you don’t kill they will kill you
Hilton Tamangani Ocog hausati wamboita close contact nemuvengi pain yacho u don’t know it
Hilton Tamangani Ocog endawo uno pocha kana masangana nema rangers ovaudza kt ndakakosha
Jay Cornerstone
“An animal is a soul too.” So you say. Then you go to support a shoot to kill policy. Do you expect me to understand where you are coming from ???
Shepherd Tapiwa
All that you are giving me are excuses for supporting a shoot to kill policy. The same as having what you might call valid reasons to support a death sentence policy. No thanks mate. No such support from me. Never.
Lloyd Makuni Mangure
That’s not a good enough reason for me to support a shoot to kill policy.
Washington Bhiri
That’s not a good enough reason for me to support a shoot to kill policy.
Oscar Mugobo
You are asking me to become stupid for only 1 minute. That won’t be enough for me to see your point of view. Sorry.
Do you even understand the definition of the word poaching ???
Hilton Tamangani Ocog we have Zanu pf mongers killing civilians and people like you say northing against them, and you are here supporting the poachers. Insane.
Itai Makoni
I repeat mate. I don’t. And I will never support the shoot to kill policy. If you see that as support for so called poachers. Or for the killing of civilians which you make reference to. That’s your problem. And yours alone. I am not with you on that one. And I will never be with you. Even if you see that as insanity.
By the way. Are you 100% familiar with the definition of the word poaching ???
Hilton Tamangani Ocog i didn’t said you should come on board but bear with it in mind that poachers are armed it’s either Rangers will die if he/she try to play smart, what they did its a work well done.
Pasi nembavha.
Itai Makoni
The same thing with me. I am not expecting you to agree with my position. I am just putting my position on the table. In the same way as you just did.
With the aim of understanding you, I even questioned your position on the definition of the word poaching. And you decided to bring in another controversial word in this instance. “Mbava.”
Fine with me if you decide leave it there.
Mombo Johannes
Why do you not see that support of the shoot to kill policy is the one that disregards God owned Life ??? That of humans. As well as that of animals.
Washington Bhiri
You might want to ask yourself questions about the definition of the word poaching.
The muvengi that you make reference to. What makes him muvengi ???
My reasons for not supporting the shoot to kill policy are buried therein.
Hilton Tamangani OcogHilton Tamangani Ocog okay l don’t care what grounds cld be rufaro stadium or Gwanzura mbavha ngayife
Washington Bhiri
The good for you is absolutely fine with me.
Hilton Tamangani Ocog if it wasn’t for white people with their conservation efforts they will be no wildlife in an African country ,that’s means no foreign currency, and they are thousands of people whose lives are sustained by existence of wildlife all this you don’t understand because you’re a black person good at destruction
Oscar Mugobo
I am not going to apologise for having been born black. Sorry.
Samuel Lee
Brilliant for me. Thank you for nothing.
Mumirire ngozi dzenyu bcz ngozi haina kuti waiva pabasa
Shoot to kill, mayiwe poachers are in hot soup.
Good job well done
Punha and the poachers
They are being used
Afira nyanga yenzou netengesa chigunwe hausi mupanda umwe ere
Pasi nembavha
Why not shoot corrupt pple.
How can I get the job , I want to be part of that team
How does one become a victim of the new policy, “shoot to kill”?
Who is going to shoot the gvt?
Those without money are the ones that get shot, the rich can go and shoot animals with the help of pa… https://t.co/4T5D9ED5T1
Two suspects or two poachers???
Varungu vanouraya pamadiro ASI ISU varidzi vemhuka pandiri kuti ndimbotengesawo one nzou yandaona musango ndouraiwa. MaChaina anoita madiro but ini chizvarwa ndoiswa nyere. Pakaipa
Israel Dafi Handiti ukuona nobody is supporting you in this case , but ukutaura chikwadi
Apotikakumbira muridzi wemuka tinogona kumushayisisa zwekuti pane ane birth certificate renzou kana kuti muka yakacho yakafa
No problem
Poaching vs illegal mining, it’s just ministers are involved in illegal mining
Please they need more safety because poachers are well equiped
Dont trust these one,they can shoot villagers looking for firewood.
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Poachers need no defence