Southlea Park residents are accusing Zanu PF central committee member Philip Chiyangwa of invading Odar Housing consortium offices and converted them into  his cash collecting offices.
Chiyangwa is demanding $42 million from the residents as compensation for settling at “his” farm.
President Robert Mugabe’s Nephew is  threatening to evict the over 8000 residents whom he wants to pay him $4 500 per house hold.
The residents through Southlea Park Home Owners Association have however taken the businessman to court challenging the ownership of the farm which was acquired by the government in 2006 under Garikai /Hlalani Kuhle programme.
The residents told ZimEye.com that  Chiyangwa had no authority of using the housing consortium’s offices which were built with their contributions.
They said Chiyangwa connived with the troubled  Odar Housing Consortium chairman Ben Matenga and converted the offices into cash receiving offices.
“This is criminal because residents were not consulted .This property was built with money which residents contributed, “said one of the residents.
“Chiyangwa has no authority what so ever of using these offices. He is interfering with a case which is before the courts and he should be arrested for contempt of the court,” one resident said.
Southlea Park was this week  awash with Chiyangwa’s  flyers which had some threatening messages.
“It has come to my attention that land baron Nyambuya (President of Southlea Park Home Owners Association) is masquerading as state agents for my land .Odar Housing Consortium led by Mr Ben Matenga is the official appointed by Sensen to oversee processes of stands owners on our behalf.We implore those who have not paid to do so as legal action will be instituted against them,” read the flyers.
Matenga was not available for comment.
Chiyangwa grabbed the land in September last year  from  Odar Housing Development Project a consortium of 56 companies which was appointed by government to oversee housing developments.
He is claiming that he bought the farm from a consortium of former white commercial farmers who owned the land before it was acquired by government in 2006.