A warrant of arrest has been issued for a Bulawayo man who
obstructed first lady Auxilia Mnangagwa’s motorcade in the city last month.
Thulani Zibonele Sibanda, 41, was initially arrested by two
police officers at traffic lights along
Robert Mugabe Way while the first lady and her team were driving towards the
Joshua Nkomo International Airport.
According to police documents, Sibanda jumped on to the
road carrying two stones and had the intention of hitting the motorcade.
He appeared in court on June 19 charged under the Criminal Law
and Codification Act for “disorderly conduct” and was granted free bail. His
next court date was set as June 21. However, he did not appear for the next
hearing, prompting regional magistrate Franklin Mkhwananzi to issue the arrest
warrant.
Police officers have since visited Sibanda’s supplied
address but he is nowhere to be found. Fears are that he has skipped the
country.
In Zimbabwe, obstructing a presidential motorcade carries a
custodial sentence or fine.
Last month, the ministry of information and publicity was
forced to issue a warning to motorists and pedestrians to fully co-operate with
law enforcement agents when there is a presidential motorcade in motion. This
was after President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s motorcade was involved in minor accidents.
"In the past week, there have been two incidents where
two motorists have obstructed the presidential motorcade, therefore endangering
the life of the principal (Mnangagwa), the public, the escorting security and
themselves. May we encourage commuting motorists to co-operate with law
enforcement support teams," the ministry said. Times
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