A senior police officer, Chief Inspector Emson Jokonya, has been transferred from Marondera to Epworth Police Station.
Jokonya was the Officer-in-Charge at Marondera Central Police Station and he allegedly fired live ammunition during MDC leader Nelson Chamisa’s tree planting event in the town. NewsDay quotes its police source as saying:
A signal is here, Jokonya has been transferred to Epworth and this was triggered by the weekend skirmishes that angered the authorities.
He is not the only police officer who was transferred but there are others too. However, we are aware that he is the main target following the clash with Chamisa.
The shooting incident occurred on Sunday when Chamisa and his entourage visited Marondera for a tree-planting programme in line with the National Tree Planting Day which falls on the first Saturday of every December.
Police blocked Chamisa from accessing a local school, and after he moved to a local clinic, police details followed and reportedly fired shots towards the MDC officials.
Dear Newsday.
Your story leaves us hanging. I am no journalism student but something tells me it’s missing something e.g Is there a link between the shooting and the reassignment? Is the transfer a demotion or a promotion you would think moving from a small town to the big city is actually a promotion, especially if he is keeping the same credentials. And finally if Zanu wants this police violence to continue against MDC, why would they punish their foot soldier? Did he go rogue or it’s just PR management?
I would have hoped your article had researched into some of these questions