By Jane Mlambo| The European Union has challenged the government of Zimbabwe to shed light on the fate of missing government critic Itai Dzamara who was abducted by suspected state security agents five years ago.

Dzamara who went missing on the 9th of March 2015 has not been accounted for five years now amid calls for government to institute an inquiry on what befell the journalist come political activist.

“Five years after his abduction, Itai #Dzamara remains missing. We call on Govt to shed light on his fate & serve justice, and to tackle all human rights violations decisively, in line with #Zimbabwe‘s repeated commitment to human rights, freedoms & national healing. #EU4democracy,” the EU tweeted.