‘Alshabab’ member attacks and kills patron in KweKwe pub

Posted by on Thursday, October 11, 2012 in Deaths, Violence, Zimbabwe politics | 16 comments

Settlement Chikwinya is pained by the time taken by the police and medical people to attend to the fatally injured Kadamoyo.

By Tichaona Sibanda
11 October 2012

A 29 year old Mbizvo resident in KweKwe was on Tuesday hacked to death in a pub in front of friends and patrons, by a member of the notorious ZANU PF militia that calls itself ‘Alshabab.’

Admire Kadamoyo was confronted by the ‘Alshabab’ member identified as ‘Smart’ who was wielding a machete. The unprovoked attack saw Kadamoyo being dragged onto the floor as patrons watched in terror.

Drinkers enjoying the evening sundowner fled in horror as Kadamoyo was repeatedly slashed with the machete and left in a pool of blood. He repeatedly pleaded for mercy as ‘Smart’ savagely struck his head.

Confirming the incident, the MDC-T MP for Mbizvo, Settlement Chikwinya said what pains him most about the attack is the time taken by the police and medical people to attend to the mortally injured Kadamoyo.

“After the attack, I’m told by eyewitnesses that ‘Smart’ hanged around the area for quite some time, talking to friends, while Kadamoyo was pleading for help. The incident also took place were the Alshabab group hangs around,” Chikwinya said.

He added: “I’ve made several enquiries and everybody tells me it was ‘Smart’ from the Alshabab that is controlled by ZANU PF. He is a well known figure of the group and is easily distinguishable with his dreadlocks.”

The MP said the inability by the police to arrest the murderer is “unbelievable.” The suspect is now believed to be on the run.

“It is clear who is behind the attack and the police have all of a sudden developed cold feet. The weapon used (machete) is synonymous with ZANU PF as a tool of violence. This was a savage attack carried out in front of witnesses and I find it amazing the police have not made an arrest yet,” complained the MP.

In recent weeks the ‘AlShabab’ group has been on the rampage in Mbizvo, harassing and beating up residents. Defence Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa’s henchman, Owen ‘Mudha’ Ncube, is reportedly behind the new militant outfit named after the notoriously bloodthirsty Somalian based Islamic terror group.

The group has also been forcibly evicting shop owners from their business premises, taking them over under the guise of youth empowerment. ‘Alshabab’ claims to promote ZANU PF’s controversial indigenization drive.

  • wilbert_mukori

    The body bags mount has already started to grow!

  • Chimbwido Warvet

    A man is only tried and found guilty by the courts of Zimbabwe. And only the courts can tell us whether the culprit is a member of the so-called Alshabab and not SW Radio Africa journalists. It is pure idiocy to make that stupid suggestion that the readership will be persuaded to think ZANU was involved in this crime before they know the verdict of the courts. Criminals are not tried and sentenced by news outlets but by competent courts, that is the bottom line.
    Otherwise, as usual the article by Tichaona Sibanda is all f…g blue lies, deceptive and meant to spruce the image of the MDC while decampaigning ZANU as the bad boy.

    • Anonymous

      If this dog is not ZANU he would have been immediately arrested and beaten ….. Only ZANU cowards can kill someone in broad daylight and get away with it …. This is how it is in today’s Zimbabwe it is worse than smiths racist rhodesia for sure

    • david taylor

      Come on Warvet –

      Three things – first, there were a large number of witnesses who know the alleged murderer, and apparently it is also well known that the man is part of a gang with ZANU-PF affiliations. It seems reasonable for the reporter to note that this man is a key suspect.

      Second, you are right to assume that the courts should be the ones to ultimately pass sentence – this journalist is not passing a sentence. He is simply providing evidence for the reader.

      Third, do you honestly believe the Zimbabwe court system is capable of providing an unbiased ruling in a case with political undertones. The evidence suggests that it is not capable of doing this.

      There is little doubt that if the suspect was associated with the MDC that the paper would still carry this story – it is an especially brutal murder. It is also quite clear that if this suspect were associated with the MDC he would be in custody (guilty or not) for an indefinite period.

      The CIO is not paying you enough!

      • wilbert_mukori

        David what I also find disappointing here it that we know the Police has always dragged their feet in similar cases and we, as a nation, have resigned ourselves.
        MDC controls parliament and parliament can force Chihuri to act. If the President interfer then impeach him! Here we are, another press statement by the MDC MP and that is about all we ever get from this lot!

        • david taylor

          To some extent I agree with you. We Zimbabweans need to demand more of our police and judiciary. We need them to do their jobs expeditiously and to be fair.

          I suspect both branches of the law are totally overwhelmed. Hell, most police stations have only rudimentary computer capabilities. In many cases they don’t have decent vehicles, if they do, they don’t have fuel, and so on.
          With unemployment in the country so high and political tensions running sky high, I suspect that they just can’t keep up. It seems a bad combination of bias and incompetence, in an environment where crime (of every kind) is rife.
          This is a particularly brutal murder. Hopefully the police will put politics aside and make it a top priority.

      • Chimbwido Warvet

        If that is the case then let it come through the courts and not by a Tichaona Sibanda whose philosophy is well known by the readership as highly political. We know him as an employee of rhodies in the diaspora who are decampaigning the present inclusive government and ZANU PF in particular but at the same time sprucing the image of the MDC as the good boys. All the narratives of Tichaona Sibanda like all journalists of SW Radio Africa are heavily in favor of the MDC, that is for sure.
        You can be assured that nobody pays the Warvet for expressing his views. He is only exercising his democratic right to let the world know the truth, for the Warvet that is fundamental. Due to the unjustified economic sanctions against Zimbabwe, the CIO you allege as his paymaster is as broke as a church mouse and can ill-afford to pay him.

        • david taylor

          Well, let’s see how long it takes for the police to arrest this murderer, and for the ‘credible’ courts (which according to you Zimbabwe is awash with) to convict him?

          It is totally appropriate for a reporter to report on the activities of gangs affilliated with ZANU-PF or any political party. Just because it is a gang associated with a party that you support, does not mean it is inappropriate.
          Tichaona Sibanda should be thanked for writing the article – after all it is because of articles like this that you have the right to express your opinion.

    • wilbert_mukori

      Chimbwido, we are talking about someone being murdered in cold blood and dying a real horrible death! Do you really have to be such an animal, uncaring and insensitive?

      • Chimbwido Warvet

        The argument is not so much about being insensitive to the death of this unfortunate man but that the courts should come out with their verdict first and foremost before anyone can pass judgement. As you are aware, crimes are not tried by news outlets but by competent courts of Zimbabwe, that is fundamental. Only the judgement of a competent court in this matter is respected and not any hopeless judgement passed by SW Radio Africa journalists who are heavily biased. Yes, I am a rational animal that believes in a judgement that has the input of competent courts and Zimbabwe is awash with these.

        • Common Sense

          Competent courts of Zimbabwe? Are you barking mad… I have 30 reasons why there are no competent courts in Zimbabwe, and they have been incarcerated for a year illegally

      • Chimbwido Warvet

        guess what? I can take you to the court for defamation of my person, young man. Due to ignorance, you probably do not realise you have committed a punishable offence. But ignorance is not a defence.

    • gabriel douglas

      ah, chimbwido sausage – we meet again! if any other people on this message board have not met chimbwido sausage, he is an absolutely fascinating case study in zimbabwe’s special brand of schizophrenic neurosis. not only does he have a facebook page in his honour, he is also the subject of several mental health studies. a few facts for the uninitiated: chimbwido sausage sprays his opinions around the internet like a village dog lifting its leg. he rants and raves incoherently against the people who plundrered zimbabwe, enslaved and humiliated its people and stole their land. he is a zanu (rf) praise singer to the point of dementia. but here is the thing: for many years, chimbwido sausage has lived in… britain. that’s right. among the very people that he hates with such a passion for inflicting such degradation on his peoples. yet he humiliates himself by trying to ingratiate himself with his breeteesh colonisers and assimilate into their culture. i am sure his colonisers think he an uncle tom. living among these colonisers gives him economic and political freedoms that his zimbabwean compatriots at home can only dream of. yet he hates his compatriots with a passion and will do anything to ensure that they never enjoy the privileges that he takes for granted. chimbwido sausage is a semi-literate, poorly educated bootboy with a particularly weak grasp of logic and zimbabwe’s history. if you point this out, he will become enraged and call you a rhodie with no proof. but take care: if he gets really, really extra angry with you, he will call you a… ‘sausage’. people: you have been warned!

      • Chimbwido Warvet

        Let me say something in the language I know best as you assert what I write is incoherent, so there you are – duzviramai vayo rinonhuwa sechidembo shamwari. Inotaura zvenhando iyo MDC iyi,

    • Common Sense

      That’s partly the point here you sausage… because of the ZANU-PF control of the police, this ‘Smart’ murderer will never go to court.

      And it is NOT “pure idiocy to make that suggestion that the readership will be persuaded to think ZANU-PF was involved”, even a four-year old pumpkin salesman from Gweru would be persuaded (that was a joke)…

      SWRadio Africa etc. are there because the Herald is a big ZANU-PF lie, deal with it

  • http://www.facebook.com/ltimveos Lilian Timveos

    I only have 1 question for Chimbwido, did the courts wait for Solomon Madzore and 29 others that were thrown in jail before they went to court, to be proven guilt, so now the law must work and we should not comment because its a Zanu, im so ashamed of the law in Zimbabwe, the law that can be controlled by politician to maime and kill, what for, nxa my heart bleeds!