By Farai D Hove| Details have emerged on how President Emmerson Mnangagwa secretly fled Zimbabwe on the 7th of last month after being expelled from his job as Vice President.
His personal advisor Christopher Mutsvangwa spoke on Tuesday in Manicaland revealing that Mnangagwa actually escaped through Mozambique via road not air as has been previously reported. SEE ON THE MAP THE ROUTE OF MNANGAGWA’S ESCAPE:
Earlier reports claimed he attempted to flee to Mozambique and was blocked at the Forbes Border post. The report said he then returned to Zimbabwe and was eventually assisted by the army to escape via air to South Africa.
The report was covered on the day it happened after reporters from a local newspaper traveled to the border post after hearing of the man’s violent encounter at the border.
The local paper, TellZim had claimed that he returned back into Zimbabwe.
But Mutsvangwa told ZANU PF supporters in Manicaland on Tuesday Mnangagwa escaped into Mozambique. He said this as he thanked the people of Manicaland for helping the now head of state safe passage.
The original report confirms Mutsvangwa’s account as it reveals that after a scuffle at the border, Mnangagwa returned into the car he was in and they quickly fled the scene. Mnangagwa who was in the company of four other people believed to be his relatives, had a torrid time trying to exit the border despite that their passports had already been stamped.
Eye witnesses who spoke to the TellZim journalists said the problem started when Mnangagwa’s car was being searched by security details at the border.
“When he reached at the exit gate, it took almost 20 minutes searching his car and at that moment he disembarked the car after being delayed. The gate pass was for five people but only four people were there.
“He started walking back to the entrance gate but no one could quickly identify him as he was wearing a poor boy cap. He was stopped by police who grabbed him from behind but stopped after noticing who he was.
“Another policeman who had his AK47 cocked was unfortunate as he was kicked by Mnangagwa’s aide who had come to whisk him away. They fled the scene in two cars while the other car managed to cross the border,” said the source.
The incident happened around in the morning of the 7th November 2017.
After that incident, the then Manicaland Minister Mandi Chimene then mocked Mnangagwa labelling him a border jumper. Ironically the same Chimene is now the one holed up in Mozambique where she is said to be in hiding following the Operation Restore Order coup mid last month.
“We thank you the people of Manicaland for giving our President safe passage into Mozambique when he was about to be killed by the G40 so that he comes back alive to lead the country. I would like to applaud you for being bold enough,” said Mutsvangwa
He continued saying “we would have lost our President if you did not accord him the opportunity to escape.”
He mocked Mugabe saying he is a powerless old man “now relegated to the Blue Roof by people to rest,” said Mutsvangwa.
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This mutsvangwa is too loud for nothing, kubwereketa anokuda maningi
Mutsvangwa, the over zealous idiot, look at his face, this man is a psycho, Celebrating an illegality as if something great is gonna happen to Zimbabwe, nonsense, we want to see the mafia gone.
This report is shallow as we are not told which porous part of the border did he use, Marymount makeshift border was once said to be the escape point so which is which here Mutsvangwa?? or otherwise you shut up if you are equally shallow on detail.
After the “coup” everyone else has re-appeared in person except Kasukuwere and Professor. Why? Have the two been “Itai Dzamara-rised?”
This report is still very short on specifics and long on conjecture and is no better than the account in the Herald – “They fled the scene in two cars while the other car managed to cross the border,” said the source” – The two cars fled the scene to where? If one car crossed the border which car was it since it appears ED was in one of the cars that had fled? When you get the full truthful story please tell us but for now don’t continue to insult our intelligence please.
I dont know why someone has to get a baptism of fire to be President of a country as if its a sin to rise to such a post. I remember the old goblin saying nzira yacho ine minzwa, makarwe neshumba dzinoruma.
Once a guariller always a guariller