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Zanu-PF militia group leader dies
04 May 2012 at 06:53hrs | Views
A suspected top official of the Zanu-PF shadowy Chipangano militia group, John Murukai, has died.
Murukai, of the Mbare-based outfit, died at Parirenyatwa Hospital on Sunday after a short illness and was buried at Warren Hills Cemetery yesterday. Zanu-PF Harare provincial youth chairperson Jim Kunaka yesterday confirmed Murukais death.
A close relative of Murukai who preferred anonymity said the Kuwadzana 7-based suspected Chipangano leader, whose Chimurenga name was Longchase, was a Zanla commander during the 1970s war of liberation.
During the war, Murukai operated in the Mount Darwin area. He remained in the army after independence in 1980 before retiring in 1993. He held the rank of captain at the time of his retirement.
Murukai was reportedly heavily involved in Chipangano's operations in and around Harare.
The feared group is accused of committing numerous crimes against supporters of opposition political parties.
The militia group has also unleashed mayhem, taking over flea markets, extorting money from transport operators and assaulting political opponents.
Murukai, of the Mbare-based outfit, died at Parirenyatwa Hospital on Sunday after a short illness and was buried at Warren Hills Cemetery yesterday. Zanu-PF Harare provincial youth chairperson Jim Kunaka yesterday confirmed Murukais death.
A close relative of Murukai who preferred anonymity said the Kuwadzana 7-based suspected Chipangano leader, whose Chimurenga name was Longchase, was a Zanla commander during the 1970s war of liberation.
During the war, Murukai operated in the Mount Darwin area. He remained in the army after independence in 1980 before retiring in 1993. He held the rank of captain at the time of his retirement.
Murukai was reportedly heavily involved in Chipangano's operations in and around Harare.
The feared group is accused of committing numerous crimes against supporters of opposition political parties.
The militia group has also unleashed mayhem, taking over flea markets, extorting money from transport operators and assaulting political opponents.
Source - newsday
