The Police have dismissed as fake news a statement claiming that they have launched a manhunt on President Emmerson Mnangagwa seeking to interview him in connection with a case of attempted murder.
A fake police statement went viral on social media claiming that Mnangagwa connived with Marry Mubaiwa to poison her ex-husband vice president Constantino Chiwenga.
"It is alleged that sometime in 2018, 85 year old Mnangagwa connived with Mary Mubaiwa, the then General Chiwenga's wife, to poison her husband with an unknown substance," reads part of the statement, which featured ZRP's logo and Assistant Commissioner Nyathi's signature.
However, national police spokesperson assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi has dismissed the statement as fake saying that it was "photo shopped, edited and endorsed with fake details.""The ZRP dismisses a fake and false purported press statement issued by a criminal alleging that the Police seeks to interview His Excellency, The President of The Republic of Zimbabwe," said Nyathi.
"The law will take its course on criminal elements and political activists who want to malign the office of His Excellency, Dr Emmerson Mnangagwa and the Zimbabwe Republic Police."With the advent of social media, there has been a considerable increase in the spread of fake news locally, with influential individuals and institutions largely becoming victims of online malice.
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