POLICE in
Victoria Falls are investigating a case where wildlife rangers found two metal
boxes with 1 500 rounds of ammunition cached in the Zambezi National Park.
National police
spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident and said
investigations have been launched to establish the source of the arms.
“I can confirm
that we received a report about such an incident and police are currently
conducting investigations into the source of the ammunition,” said Asst Comm
Nyathi.
He appealed to members of the public to come
forward with information or to quickly report to the police if they come across
any suspicious objects anywhere.
Mr Posent
Mudenda, a Zimbabwe National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority ranger
stumbled on the arms in Kalisosa area in Zambezi National Park while leading a
team of five wildlife researchers from Lion Encounter last Friday.
They found two
metal boxes of 7.62mm ammunition with about 1 500 rounds inside. They reported
the matter to the police and handed over the ammunition.
A specialist
team from the police and Zimbabwe National Army attended the scene.
Meanwhile,
police and Zimparks are investigating a case where an 89-year-old man from
Jambezi died after allegedly being attacked by elephants while herding cattle.
Robert
Chindomate of Sisiyathu Village 2 under Chief Shana left his home on 23
September going to a grazing area about 5km from the village to herd cattle.
He prepared a
makeshift shelter where he stayed.
His wife Ms
Mhlangani Mpofu (63) discovered that he was missing on Monday when she followed
him with the intention of giving him more food supplies.
Villagers
usually camp in the bush to herd cattle during the dry season. Ms Mpofu
discovered that the shelter had been destroyed by elephants and alerted
villagers who conducted a search.
A report was made to the police who teamed up
with rangers from Zambezi Camp to search for the body which was found on
Tuesday about 3km from the temporary shelter.
The body was in
an advanced state of decomposition with multiple fractures while the clothes
were torn. Chindomate’s body was taken to Bulawayo for post-mortem.
Zimparks
spokesperson Mr Tinashe Farawo confirmed the incident and said investigations
are underway. Chronicle
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