This is how Masaya was abducted {Video}
POLICE are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of Tapfumanei Masaya (51) whose body was found at the intersection of Arcturus and Lobho Roads in the Cleveland area of eastern Harare on Monday.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said a post-mortem is being done to ascertain the cause of death.
Read Also: CCC stole body from mortuary to escalate abduction saga: Charamba
He said next of kin were able to identify the dead man as Masaya.
“The ZRP is currently conducting comprehensive investigations on the circumstances surrounding Tapfumanei Masaya’s death while at the same time waiting for a full post-mortem report,” Asst Comm Nyathi said.
“The body has been positively identified by the wife, Maria Zhuwawo,” family lawyer Innocent Gonese confirmed.
Masaya was allegedly abducted on November 11 in Mabvuku, Harare, while campaigning for Munyaradzi Febion Kufahakutizwi, a party candidate for the upcoming December 9 by-election.
In a statement, Police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: “The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms that the body has been identified by the next of kin as that of Tapfumanei Masaya (51). The Police is currently conducting comprehensive investigations on the circumstances surrounding Tapfumanei Masaya’s death while at the same time waiting for the full post-mortem report.”
How Masaya was abducted;
#WATCH
🔴@CCCZimbabwe supporter Innocent Virimai narrates how the late Bishop Tapfumaneyi Masaya, a party activist, was abducted by unidentified men in three Toyota Fortuner vehicles during a door-to-door by-election campaign on Saturday.#NoToPoliticalViolence pic.twitter.com/d4XqOXyxAj— NewsDay Zimbabwe (@NewsDayZimbabwe) November 14, 2023
