VICE President Constantino Chiwenga last night visited two
members of the Zimbabwe National Army who are admitted at West End Hospital in
Harare, following a shootout with two assailants in separate incidents in
Chivhu.
Corporal Peter Zvirevo and Corporal Stanalious Chiunye were
transferred to Harare for further management.
Corporal Zvirevo is critical and is admitted in the
intensive care unit after undergoing an operation.
He was in the company of Lance Corporal Mupanganyama
enforcing lockdown regulations in Chivhu when they were shot at a police post.
Lance Corporal Mupanganyama died on admission at Chivhu General Hospital, while
Zvirevo suffered multiple injuries.
Corporal Stanalious Chiunye was part of the army and police
crack-team on an operation to arrest the two assailants when he was injured in
a shootout with the duo that was eventually killed.
VP Chiwenga, who is also the Health and Child Care
Minister, was accompanied to West End Hospital by his deputy, Dr John Mangwiro.
Speaking to journalists after interacting with the injured,
VP Chiwenga expressed confidence that the two would recover quickly.
He commended the doctors for working round the clock to
ensure the two were in a stable condition.
“I am satisfied that the doctors have done the best they
can,” said VP Chiwenga. “The operation on Zvirevo went on well.”
VP Chiwenga hailed the security forces crack team that
accounted for the assailants in less than 24 hours after the shootout.
“It is a great lesson to everyone in the country that such
acts should not be done,” he said. “Anyone daring to do such evil acts would be
accounted for.”
The Vice President expressed his heartfelt condolences to
the family of Corporal Mupanganyama following his death. “We are really sorry
about what happened,” he said. “We lost a fine young man dedicated to his duty.
We lost a soldier who was doing his job, protecting people at a time we are
fighting this invisible enemy, Covid-19. He was not suspecting anything at all.
What is good is that the two fugitives have been accounted for.”
Dr Mangwiro said the two were recovering well. He said
Corporal Zvirevo suffered multiple injuries and underwent a successful
operation.
He said Corporal
Zvirevo had a bullet lodged in the abdomen, while his kidney was shattered and
was removed. His spleen and liver that
had been damaged were treated.
The deputy minister said Corporal Chiunye was hit on the
left leg and sustained a compound fracture.
He was expected to go for operation last night.
Meanwhile, Defence and War Veteran Affairs Minister, Oppah
Muchinguri-Kashiri, said Zimbabwe’s security forces remain prepared to protect
citizens and the country’s territorial integrity.
Speaking after a Provincial Coordinating Committee
extraordinary meeting in Mutare yesterday, Minister Muchinguri-Kashiri said:
“Because of the bravery of our soldiers and police, they were able to
neutralise the assailants and kill the two.
The pit in which the two assailants were hiding during a
shootout with members of the uniformed forces, 16km along Chivhu-Gutu Road.
“This should serve as a warning to criminals who try to
tamper with our security forces that they will be met with equal force. Our
soldiers and police are giving assurance to the nation that they will always
protect our people and protect our territorial integrity.
“We are pleased that our police and members of the ZNA,
working on a tip-off from the public, managed to track down the assailants to
near Gutu. In trying to disarm the two, who were now armed with not only a
pistol, but also two of our rifles, another soldier was injured when they
opened fire. We understand that he is in a stable condition.” Herald
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