Jane Mlambo| Binga Rural District Council has taken to Twitter to raise alarm on baboons which are terrorizing women and children, vandalizing property and snatching anything they suspect to be food from hospital patients and villagers.

Posting on Twitter, Binga RDC said their area has been experiencing an influx of baboons which target women and children.

“Binga town residents have been experiencing a heavy influx of baboons. The baboons are snatching food or anything they suspect to be food, targeting mainly women and school children.

“Several incidences of baboon snatching pots, satchels and paper bags they suspect to contain food have been witnessed. They have smashed rooftops, vehicle mirrors and wind screens.

“The worst hit areas are hospital compound, the hospital itself, expecting mothers’ residents and houses along the hospital – Rest Camp road.

“Baboons fall into the hospital surgery through the roof! Education houses, D.A’s compound, Army barracks, and many govt houses are being destroyed by baboons,” said Binga RDC.

The baboons have even vandalised hospital roof in search of food while the Binga RDC posted a picture of a pregnant women who had her 5kg of mealie-meal snatched from her in broad daylight.

Binga is one of the areas hard hit by drought this season.