WATCH: Mutare mermaid arrested?

SOCIAL media was awash with claims that a mermaid had been found in Mutare and that it had been arrested and taken into custody by the police.

This was however denied by the Zimbabwe Republic Police.

"It's a lie that a mermaid was brought to our station. As police, we don't believe in mermaids," said police provincial spokesman Luxon Chananda.

A video clip widely circulated on social media claimed that one had been found in Mutare hanging its clothing across a city street.