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Military Detains Mugabe, Takes Control In Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has been detained in an unfolding military takeover in the southern African country.
Soldiers took control of Zimbabwe’s ZBC state broadcaster in the early hours of Wednesday, and said the 93-year-old leader was “safe and sound”.
Mr. Mugabe has led the southern African country since independence in 1980.
But the soldiers denied that they’ve seized power, saying their action was only aimed at reining in ” criminal” elements around Mr. Mugabe, the oldest leader in the world.
Several officials have been held by the military, including ministers of the ruling ZANU-PF.
Those said to have been held include Albert Ngulube -Deputy Director Central Intelligence Organisation and Kudzai Chipanga – President of ZanuPF National Youth League.
Zimbabwe’s privately-owned NewsDay reports that three leading figures in the Generation 40 (G40) faction of Zanu-PF who had been reportedly fomenting chaos in the ruling party were picked up in the early hours of Wednesday following the intervention of the country’s Defence Forces.
Although the reports remain unconfirmed at the moment, indications are that Finance Minister Ignatius Chombo (Zanu PF’s secretary for administration), national commissar Saviour Kasukuwere and Higher Education minister Jonathan Moyo were arrested in raids at their respective homes.
Mr. Moyo is believed to have been the brains behind the G40 faction that has reportedly been masterminding the expulsion of liberation war heroes in ZANU-PF, including the recent sacking of former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, the report says.
Mr. Mnangagwa is said to have landed at an Air Force base in the country to take charge of affairs.
He was pushed pushed out to pave way for the emergence of Mr. Mugabe’s wife, a situation that irked the military, reports said.
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Ani Moses
November 16, 2017 at 10:12 am
Ohh very good
D Turn Byturn
November 16, 2017 at 3:01 am
Sample to zoo called Nigeria coz anything cn happen in zoo any moment from now on..i trust my BIAFRANS..
Michael Ezeh
November 15, 2017 at 10:04 pm
Mugabe is very stupid
Chris Njoku
November 15, 2017 at 10:25 pm
Robert Mugabe you saw this coming did you not ? You have been ruling Zimbabwe since independence in April 1980 and has not changed the lives of millions of Zimbabweans. Like every despots you at 93 years of age wanted to continue to rule in perpetuity. When some one questions why you are still in power you arrogantly reply “Go and ask the Queen of England why is she still in power”. You keep falling over and weeing in public to the embarrassment of people around you, but arrogantly, stubbornly and ruthlessly hung on to power while Zimbabweans are being made destitute. On the eve of your swearing in as Prime Minister of the now Zimbabwe, “The Economist” magazine ran a front page headline ” Black Marxist Leninist to take over Rhodesia” and Mr Ian Smith the ultra racist last Prime Minister of Rhodesia said that
“the day that Blec mein start rule this contry, that will be the end of this contry as we knew it”. Mr Mugabe, as a young African undergraduate student in England, I supported you against Nkomo and Bishop Ebel Muzerewa, but i am hugely disappointed in you and you did prove both the Economist and Ian Smith right. Now that you have been disgraced out out of office will other despot African leaders like you learn a lesson or two. Leaders like Museveni of Uganda, Paul Biya of Cameroun to name but a few. To all of you you are disgrace and embarrassment to Africans and Africa as a whole. The Zimbabwean Army should lock you for good but the question is whether the army will go back to barracks after this because more often than not once they themselves smelt power they find it difficult to leave as the case of Nigeria clearly shows. For now, I sincerely hope that Zimbabweans can get back their country from Mugabe’s autocratic rule.
Christopher Ochini
November 15, 2017 at 5:18 pm
Ok
Ekene Udensi
November 15, 2017 at 3:24 pm
Next is nig…
Chinedu Onwuka
November 15, 2017 at 2:04 pm
Kudos to Zimbabwe military, how can one person been in power for 30sometin yrs and still planning to contest again, is he the only person in Zimbabwe?
Icee Age
November 15, 2017 at 1:23 pm
OLD BASTARDS GIVE YOUTHS A CHANCE!!!!!!!
Funmilola Grace
November 15, 2017 at 12:11 pm
Very good .
Iykebest Solomon
November 15, 2017 at 12:08 pm
they can not do him any thing ,He will come out an continue his adminstration
Tochukwu Stanley
November 15, 2017 at 12:00 pm
The only strong president in Africa
Onyeama Chetenna
November 15, 2017 at 11:50 am
Good.
Foolish Old Man.
Ofozor J. P Ikeme
November 15, 2017 at 11:48 am
Kingsley Amadikwa
November 15, 2017 at 11:42 am
Good one there!!!!
Tunde Ladimeji
November 15, 2017 at 11:40 am
It’s a lie!
Frank David
November 15, 2017 at 11:38 am
Good u can go ahead kill him
Mgburuma John
November 15, 2017 at 11:36 am
Anyway detain but don’t kill him ooo.