Cops recruit Green Bombers

tine Chihuri had been issued with a government directive to “immediately address the issue of staff shortage” ahead of next year’s elections and as the political situation remains tense.
Minister of Home Affairs Kembo Mohadi confirmed that “yes we have been recruiting into the ZRP because we need the force to be prepared for any situation”. He claimed the recruitment was done from deserving members of society.
Investigations have confirmed that most police stations across the country have recently received the groups of Green Bombers and war veterans, with some senior officers saying the new members didn’t undergo sufficient training required by the ZRP.
“We have recently received Green Bombers and war veterans and they are being used mainly to contain volatile situations as well as do the spying tasks within the force,” said a senior official at Harare’s Central Police Station.
More than 5000 members of the ZRP, which was already under-staffed, have left the force while many others have not reported for duty for long periods. Mohadi described this as “a serious cause for concern”.
Members of the police are leaving largely due to poor salaries with the majority of them reportedly going to neighbouring countries where they even accept to work as security guards. – Itai Dzamara