Insider sources have passed an explanation on the secret Mugabe burial ceremony that took place last week Tuesday.

A traditional burial ceremony was conducted in the wee hours of Tuesday morning at a hill cave on the outskirts of Zvimba.

The burial truly took place “but they buried some of Mugabe’s clothes and an animal hide (skin) according to the chiefs’ tradition,” a source told ZimEye.

The development comes against the backdrop of Mugabe nephew, Leo, also saying that there will be two different burials one of the real corpse and the other which is of “something else which is not the body,” as he stated.

The Mugabe burial has caused a lot of confusion as the family demands that he be privately buried in his rural area, Zvimba. Another paradox involving (two different coffins and) counterfeit corpses added to the confusion.

The latest development has resulted in the government partially giving up to the demands. On Thursday afternoon the state issued a statement saying they were now handing over everything to the family’s wishes. At 2pm on Thursday, the family was still being blocked from carrying the coffin to Zvimba with police and military officers remaining stationed at Mugane’s Blue Roof residence into the night.