FORMER Air Zimbabwe chief operations officer and the late former President Mugabe’s son-in-law Simba Chikore has been summoned back in court to answer to allegations of hiring security services from Safeguard Security company in 2017 without following proper tender procedures.

Chikore was expected to appear at the Harare Magistrates’ Court for trial on criminal abuse of duty as a public officer.

He is alleged to have hired the security services for US$16 445 instead of the recommended US$10 000.

This is the second time that Bona Mugabe’s husband is being arrested in as many years.

He was arrested at Robert Mugabe International airport in October 2018 on kidnapping charges before being acquitted.

He was being charged with kidnapping and unlawfully detaining Bertha Zakeyo, a former Zimbabwe Airways legal officer, against her will.