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MDC-T politician face arrest over threats to a journalist

by Ndou Paul
28 Jan 2016 at 12:16hrs | Views
Bulawayo based journalist Nqobile Bhebhe is fearing for his life after a MDC-T official Swithen Chirowodza issued a string of unspecified threats on him.

Sources close to Bhebhe, who writes for  NewsDay in Bulawayo said Chirowodza has been on the journalist's neck for over a decade now.

On Wednesday evening,  Bhebhe is said to have made a police report after Chirowodza extended the threats to his son.

"He (Bhebhe) is not known to easily panic but he got fed up and made a police report at Bulawayo Central Police Station.

"He said the threats have gone too far and vowed to tackle Chirowodza," said a source in Bulawayo.

By Thursday morning police in Bulawayo where hunting for Chirowodza who masquerades as a journalists.

Reliable detectives at the station said they are frantically pursuing Bhebhe's case filled under initial report number, 771/16.

Chirowodza is attached to a discredited MDC-T Veterans Activists' Association (MDCVAA).

Source - Byo24News
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