He was last seen on Wednesday afternoon when he addressed students at Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT).Lawyers from ZLHR failed to locate him yesterday. Abductions and killings by ZANU PF militias and war veterans has characterized the post election period.
Meanwhile three female students are currently in police custody at Chinhoyi central police station. Faith Mutepfa and Privilege Matizanadzo were picked up by members of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) on Wednesday afternoon when students protested on campus. The demonstration organized by ZINASU was demanding among other things a halt to the violence that has rocked the country after the March 29 harmonized election. Lothando Sibanda, a student leader at the University was also picked on campus yesterday in connection with the Wednesday protest. Armed riot police had to use force to arrest her from her accommodation room. Many students are leaving in fear as there is a heavy police presence on campus. The three are expected to in appear in court today.
The post election violence being orchestrated by the army, the police ,ZANU PF militia and war veterans of the liberation struggle is aimed at inflicting fear in Zimbabweans for supporting the opposition which beat the ZANU PF party and its president Robert Mugabe in the last election.
Meanwhile Zimbabwe National Students Union Secretary for Legal and academic affairs Courage Ngwarai was arrested at Great Zimbabwe University (GZU) yesterday. This follows an attempt by the university authorities to evict him from college accommodation. Students rejected this move which forced the college authorities to invite the police. Great Zimbabwe University is currently operating without an ordinance thus why they seek the services of the Zimbabwe Republic Police when there are students’ disturbances at campus. Currently Ngwarai is detained at Masvingo central police station.
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