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Harare man impersonates Mnangagwa's son
29 May 2015 at 07:28hrs | Views
An unidentified Harare man was yesterday morning arrested during a beer-drinking binge in the capital after impersonating Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa's son.
The alleged impersonator reportedly stormed a local pub during Sulumani Chimbetu's birthday celebration and went on to the stage where he claimed to be Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior.
Eyewitnesses said the impersonator stormed the stage ostensibly to attract the attention of music promoters allegedly in a bid to get some money.
"When it was announced that Mnangagwa Junior was in the pub and as he got onto the stage we immediately knew that he was an impostor.
"We quickly alerted police and he was arrested," said one of the witnesses.
"Upon arrest he was brought to Harare Central Police Station, but again he threatened the officers that he was a member of the CIO (Central Intelligence Organisation). After interrogation, he admitted that he was an impostor," added the witness.
On the way to Harare Central Police Station, he demanded to go back to where he was arrested to collect his car which he said was a State vehicle he got from CIO boss Happyton Bonyongwe.
After the police threatened to call Bonyongwe, he admitted he was not a member of the CIO before he was allowed to call his wife to take the vehicle home.
"This all happened around 11pm on Wednesday and a docket was opened at Harare Central Police Station at around 1am today (yesterday). The case was recorded under IR No 051456," the witness said.
The alleged impersonator reportedly stormed a local pub during Sulumani Chimbetu's birthday celebration and went on to the stage where he claimed to be Emmerson Mnangagwa Junior.
Eyewitnesses said the impersonator stormed the stage ostensibly to attract the attention of music promoters allegedly in a bid to get some money.
"When it was announced that Mnangagwa Junior was in the pub and as he got onto the stage we immediately knew that he was an impostor.
"We quickly alerted police and he was arrested," said one of the witnesses.
"Upon arrest he was brought to Harare Central Police Station, but again he threatened the officers that he was a member of the CIO (Central Intelligence Organisation). After interrogation, he admitted that he was an impostor," added the witness.
On the way to Harare Central Police Station, he demanded to go back to where he was arrested to collect his car which he said was a State vehicle he got from CIO boss Happyton Bonyongwe.
After the police threatened to call Bonyongwe, he admitted he was not a member of the CIO before he was allowed to call his wife to take the vehicle home.
"This all happened around 11pm on Wednesday and a docket was opened at Harare Central Police Station at around 1am today (yesterday). The case was recorded under IR No 051456," the witness said.
Source - newsday
