Soldiers assaulting Chitungwiza residents for past week

Soldiers are reported to be terrorising Chitungwiza residents at Seke Unit O Shopping Centre where they have been beating up civilians every night. The soldiers are allegedly targeting civilians in retaliation for the murder of their colleague by a gang of pimps and prostitutes. The soldier died after being allegedly assaulted by the gang who were trying to force him to release his Ecocash pin.

A resident who spoke to The Standard said:

We have had a torrid time since last Saturday when soldiers came here wantonly beating people, trying to get information on the people who killed their colleague.

They have been coming every evening around 7 pm forcing all the shops to close

Zimbabwe National Army spokesman Colonel Alphios Makotore said:

The said death is a criminal offence. go to police at Chitungwiza. Police in Chitungwiza should be able to handle the situation if there are public assaults because that would be a criminal offence.

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