Malema touched down at the Harare International Airport at around 15:15 hours aboard a South African Airways flight but was quickly whisked away by security agents.
Journalists waited anxiously at the arrivals section for the outspoken former ANC Youth leader but their efforts were in vain as Malema did not show up.
In an effort to locate him, journalists tried to engage workers at the Harare International Airport who were giving conflicting statements over the exit point Malema would use out of the airport.
After a period of wondering from one point to another, journalists were advised that Malema was using the old section of the Harare International Airport as his exit point but it was too late as Malema’s convoy could be seen from a distance speeding away.
A lady who was in a BMW vehicle which was following behind the convoy mockingly waved at journalists.
A security source at the Harare International Airport said Malema had been whisked away to avoid the attention of the media as well as the general public.
‘We did not want unnecessary attention around him. That is why he had to be whisked away,” said the source. Malema is expected to attend the wedding of Zanu- (PF) youth league member, Tendai Wenyika, tomorrow.
There are however reports that he is in the country to meet some government officials to discuss the issue of economic freedom, a claim Wenyika has dismissed saying Malema is in the country only for her wedding.
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