Police Complete Regional Operation Targeting Fugutives Who Abused Women, Children

Matabeleland North provincial police spokesperson, Assistant Inspector Siphiwe Makonese has revealed that the ZRP has completed a regional operation targeting fugitives, who abused women and children. The operation titled Operation Basadi was conducted together with the South African Police Service (SAPS) run from May 7 and 9. Said Makonese

We are working in partnership with the South African Police Service. There was a resolution passed by Sadc, where this operation was to be carried out targeting persons wanted for crimes against women and children.

The province had many unresolved cases of crimes of passion including, domestic violence, murder, human trafficking, child marriages, child and drug abuse, online sexual abuse, rape and other sexually related abuses like indecent assault and exposure and most offenders are on the run. We shall see after gathering all the information how many we managed to arrest or get a lead.

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