Terrence Mawawa, Masvingo| An MDC official escaped an abduction attempt by suspected CIO operatives at the weekend.
Nkululeko Ndlovu a district executive member for Masvingo Urban Constituency told ZimEye.com, suspected CIO operatives stormed his house in Rujeko suburb at the weekend and searched his bedroom before attempting to abduct him.
Ndlovu said the dreaded state security agents accused him of initiating acts of sabotage.
He said the three men and a woman wanted to bundle him into a waiting Isuzu truck but he managed to escape.
Hundreds of opposition supporters were abducted ahead of the disputed presidential election runoff in 2008. Civic organisations and opposition parties say over 500 people were murdered in 2008 alone.
A visibly shocked Ndlovu said the state security agents pounced on him while he was at home and forcibly ransacked his house.
“I am still shocked and confused. I don’t know what to do and I am fearing for my life. I strongly believe that the people who searched my house are CIO operatives. They accused me of being a sellout. They also took some party regalia in my house,” he said.
Although the motive of the attempted abduction was not known, it is widely believed the CIO operatives are strategically pouncing on opposition party supporters.
Political analysts have warned such incidents mirror the resurfacing of political violence.
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