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Bulawayo Municipal Cops Who Fired At Vendors Granted Bail

1 year agoThu, 02 Mar 2023 07:21:16 GMT
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Bulawayo Municipal Cops Who Fired At Vendors Granted Bail

Nine (9) Bulawayo City Council (BCC) municipal police officers who allegedly fired at vendors with rubber bullets last month have been granted bail.

The Chronicle reported that Ignatius Nyathi (51), Herbert Khumalo (55), Ntokozo Moyo (46), Lungton Moyo (42), Cent Moyo (49) Bekisipho Ncube (50) Lawrence Mathwasa (60 Bekezela Ncube 56, Mthabisi Moyo (30) appeared in court each facing two counts of attempted murder.

They were granted ZWL$50 000 bail each by Bulawayo regional magistrate Joseph Mabeza, who remanded them to 14 March.

As part of the bail conditions, the accused were ordered to report once a week at Bulawayo Central Police Station (homicide section).

Allegations were that on 23 February 2023, at around 7 AM, the accused persons were part of a team of municipal police who were on duty dispersing illegal vendors in Bulawayo Central Business District.

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The court heard that the team was dispersing illegal vendors from an undesignated area along 5th Avenue between Lobengula Street and Jason Moyo Street.

They encountered a group of people chanting protest songs against BCC security details. Prosecutor Concilia Ncube said:

The accused persons who were armed with shotguns fired 41 shots indiscriminately towards the protesting group and as a result, Concilia Ndlovu was shot in the left hand and sustained an injury and there is a lodged foreign object which is yet to be extracted.

It is alleged that Ndlovu was not part of the group and was carrying out her normal business.

The second complainant Prosper Munemo was shot in the groin and sustained injuries.

The accused were released after their lawyers Messrs Herbert Chimbete and Maqhawe Mpofu of Coghlan and Welsh Legal Practitioners successfully applied for bail.

The State had opposed bail arguing that there was no guarantee that if released, the accused persons would not abscond given the gravity of the offence.

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23 Comments

Anonymous · 1 year ago
Was there any evidence that those shot were vendors.Abomahabho becouncilli.Sebenothile lesinto zamavendors.looting unjustly.What about their imagined rentals .Everyone it town stays somewhere and pays rentals to bcc nobody stays in 5 street.
By-stander · 1 year ago
Were these officers not trying to desperse a violent crowd and also to protect themselves?? Were they not lawfully assigned to carry out the operation of removing those vendors from the streets?? If they were assigned lawfully and the crowd charged at them then they had to protect themselves no question about that.
Pedestrian · 1 year ago
The shooting is justifiable .We need a space to walk in town .
Injustice · 1 year ago
Our judges and magistrates are a disgrace, Bail for attempted murder while Sikhala is denied bail. Shame.
Mablazo · 1 year ago
I doubt very much if BCC paid lawyers for these overzealous n old municipal police. Surely opening fire to vendors in an economy like Zimbabwe's? Chamakaita chii manje?
lol · 1 year ago
Coghlan & Welsh lawyers are the most expensive nd best lawyers globally.these workers could not have afforded these lawyers on their own.Its obvious BCC is paying the lawyers
lido · 1 year ago
athi amasotsha awadubula abantu
gf · 1 year ago
were they fighting for BCC or on behalf of themselves.Law is sometimes stubborn It is bcc which should be arrested.With services of a good lawyer they can escape jail time
thrasher · 1 year ago
this is **** I believe if people don't listen this type of force is necessary
thrasher · 1 year ago
this is **** I believe if people don't listen this type of force is necessary
thrasher · 1 year ago
this is **** I believe if people don't listen this type of force is necessary
Manikiniki · 1 year ago
What about the soldiers who killed the protester s at 45 degrees
Kieran · 1 year ago
Apa with live bullets no rubber gaya
· 1 year ago
Nyika ino ne harahwa ayiiii surrender
CCC · 1 year ago
They will out soon free as usual
Anonymous · 1 year ago
Anon · 1 year ago
60 year old municipal police officer🤔
myself · 1 year ago
can u imagine ,,, tuchitadza kunorima tudhara itwotwu
The Age · 1 year ago
how can you be amazed about 60 while some are 80plus
GudoGuru · 1 year ago
Yah let them work you dont wanna be called mupurisa wekanzuru coz unoda basa rinoisika pa status

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