Devolution of power campaign, Zapu official arrested

Bulawayo - Stanley Ncube, the opposition Zapu's organising secretary for Umguza constituency in Matebeleland North was arrested on Wednesday for campaigning for "devolution of power" to be included in the new constitution.

A group of Zanu-PF youths spotted Ncube distributing Zapu flyers at a funeral in the area, calling people in Umguza constituency to vote "Yes" for a new constitution which includes "devolution of power" in a referendum expected in June.

The Zanu-PF youths then grabbed Ncube and handed him over to two police officers who were also at the funeral, who then took him to Inyathi police station.

Ncube was detained at Inyathi police station before taken to Lupane police station.