ARMED robbers allegedly broke into the Dr Thokozani
Khupe-led MDC-T deputy president Mr Obert Gutu’s law chambers in Harare on
Wednesday night, attacking a security guard and leaving him for dead.
Mr Gutu and Dr Khupe lead the breakaway MDC-T following succession
squabbles in the opposition party which resulted in Advocate Nelson Chamisa
leading another camp.
Mr Gutu could not confirm if the attempted robbery was
politically motivated but quickly hinted that it comes following death threats
that were issued against him by supporters of Adv Chamisa.
At the heart of MDC-T divisions, the former spokesperson
revealed that he has received death threats from unknown suspected MDC-T
supporters who were using South African cellphone numbers.
Mr Gutu yesterday posted circumstances surrounding the
attempted robbery on Facebook.
“There was a break-in at Negona Chambers around midnight on
Wednesday May 2, 2018. More than 10 burglars armed with iron bars broke into
our premises and severely assaulted the security guard who was on duty. The
guard suffered very serious head injuries and we evacuated him to a local
hospital for emergency medical treatment,” read his post.
He said the robbers got away with nothing due to the swift
response of security personnel.
“The thugs vandalised the outside alarm system sensors and
they also broke the kitchen door using iron bars. The timeous arrival of two
Safeguard Security reaction teams saved our security guard’s life since he had
been left for dead. The thugs ran away without stealing anything,” Mr Gutu
said.
“Over the past few months, I have been receiving death
threats on my mobile phone from several South African-registered mobile phone
numbers”.
Contacted for further clarification on the matter, Mr Gutu
said he does not want to speculate on whether the attack was politically
motivated saying he was leaving the rest to the police. “I really would not
want to speculate, I’m a trained legal mind. I don’t want to give way to
speculation. This matter has been reported to the police, the police were here
recording statements, took fingerprints and I think it will be irresponsible
for me to jeopardise police investigations,” he said.
National police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner
Charity Charamba said she was not aware of the matter.
She said if the matter had been reported to the police she
was convinced that thorough investigation would be conducted.
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