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Chamisa speaks on abduction...alleges 8 armed cars follow him
12 Nov 2018 at 07:58hrs | Views
MDC President Nelson Chamisa has broken the silence over a circulating video which is alleged to show him surviving an attempting abduction by members of the dreaded Central Intelligence Organisation members on Saturday.
Said Chamisa, "I sympathize with those driven by lies and malice who rush to claim that threats to life are false. Far from it. Threats to my life are real and have been made before, in broad daylight. The Saturday incident was horrible. I am concerned about the security situation in our country!"
The statement attracted one Boris Judah Jongwe who said, I thought the Harrier was yours coz you walked freely into the car not being forced
In response, Chamisa claimed that there are 8 armed cars following him every time. "You must have the full story. There is a minimum of 8 cars with armed people whose faces will be covered, following us at any given time. Surprisingly, they have 4 new Toyota Hilux vehicles instead of using those as ambulances in our rural hospitals."
Explaining the dramatic events, MDC Spokesperson Jacob Mafume said "We had an altercation with the CIO. About six cars followed president Nelson Chamisa's convoy from Marondera. They then blocked the convoy in Mabvuku, blocked the presidential car, and tried to retrieve Chamisa.
"Our security managed to block them from taking him, or taking part of his personnel. When they were blocked, they then took one of the security guys in the security team who then jumped out of a moving car as they drove off with him."
Mafume said they had previously taken down number plates of suspicious vehicles tailing the MDC leader, which were reported at Avondale Police Station as well as Harare Central Police Station but nothing has been done so far.
"The (six) cars are the same cars that have been following him around, he said. Today has been their first brazen attempt to actively block the motorcade and also interfere with Chamisa movements. He is currently safe, the security managed to block them from taking him and Mabvuku residents came out upon seeing the altercation. When the crowd swelled, they then fled but the number plates have been noted and submitted to the police."
Said Chamisa, "I sympathize with those driven by lies and malice who rush to claim that threats to life are false. Far from it. Threats to my life are real and have been made before, in broad daylight. The Saturday incident was horrible. I am concerned about the security situation in our country!"
The statement attracted one Boris Judah Jongwe who said, I thought the Harrier was yours coz you walked freely into the car not being forced
In response, Chamisa claimed that there are 8 armed cars following him every time. "You must have the full story. There is a minimum of 8 cars with armed people whose faces will be covered, following us at any given time. Surprisingly, they have 4 new Toyota Hilux vehicles instead of using those as ambulances in our rural hospitals."
"Our security managed to block them from taking him, or taking part of his personnel. When they were blocked, they then took one of the security guys in the security team who then jumped out of a moving car as they drove off with him."
Mafume said they had previously taken down number plates of suspicious vehicles tailing the MDC leader, which were reported at Avondale Police Station as well as Harare Central Police Station but nothing has been done so far.
"The (six) cars are the same cars that have been following him around, he said. Today has been their first brazen attempt to actively block the motorcade and also interfere with Chamisa movements. He is currently safe, the security managed to block them from taking him and Mabvuku residents came out upon seeing the altercation. When the crowd swelled, they then fled but the number plates have been noted and submitted to the police."
Source - Byo24News
