By Own Correspondent| Police details on Wednesday afternoon assaulted journalist Costa Nkomo during their operation where they were rounding up vendors in the central business district.

Nkomo is a journalist with an online publication 263Chat.

At the time of the assault, Nkomo was recording skirmishes between the police and vendors when an unnamed police officer whipped him on the back.

Other police officers restrained their colleague and apologised on his behalf when Nkomo produced his media accreditation card.