By Special Correspondent | Emmerson Mnangagwa has unleashed a hoarde of para-military ferrets around the country, in a bid to quell what he suspects is looming civil unrest, ZimEye reports.

The development is a reaction to the country’s most popular leader, Nelson Chamisa’s nation address last week. Mnangagwa’s party ZANU PF has accused Chamisa of wanting to set up pockets if resistance around the country.

In a statement, the party’s secretariat said while the revolutionary party has the capacity to thwart acts of sabotage and treason that are being mulled by the opposition, it would leave the police to do their work in protecting peace.

He said:

“The Revolutionary Party Zanu-PF has noted with contempt, the MDC-A veiled threat to unseat a constitutionally elected Government following pronouncements by Mr Nelson Chamisa during his hollow address of 09 March 2021, dubbed, Agenda 2021. In his long monologue, Mr Chamisa did not only fail to demonstrate leadership but failed to instil hope in his fractured party, instead rumbling about seeking to establish pockets of resistance across the country similar to the ill-fated 31 July 2020 attempted violent demonstrations, whose sole attempt was to destabilise the country.

“While Zanu-PF has the capacity to thwart such machinations, as a law abiding organisation, we rest the matter with the law enforcement agents,” added Khaya Moyo.

In the latest developments, a Joint Operations Command meeting has been held and teams sent all over the country to target a select number of known political activists. Sources told zimeye.com, some will be arrested while others will be made to disappear.

Some road sections particularly in the capital city, Harare have seen the return of spikes at police roadblocks, used to deflate the tyres of fleeing vehicles.

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