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Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
Zanu PF Harare provincial chairperson Cde Goodwills Masimirembwa’s business offices were on Sunday morning petrol bombed by unknown assailants in Harare.
The assailants, who were travelling in three vehicles, also attacked the security guard who was guarding the offices which house the Zimbabwe Institute of Legal Studies along Fife Avenue near the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission offices.
The security guard sustained burns on nearly 80 percent of his body and was taken to Parirenyatwa Hospital for treatment.
The motive behind the attack is still not known and the police have since launched investigations into the case.
National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident and said investigations were in progress.
“We are conducting investigations over the matter and we will issue a statement in due course,” he said.
When The Herald visited the offices, a team of police experts had been deployed to investigate the matter.
In an interview, Cde Masimirembwa said he was informed about the incident at around 4am by one of his administrators.
“What happened is, I was phoned by our administrator of this college, which I own and told that around 4 am this place was petrol bombed,” he said.
“The people who came here, about eight bouncers in two Fortuner vehicles and a Honda Fit. They were carrying petrol with them in a container.
“They attacked our guard, made him to lie and beat him up, poured petrol on him and burnt him.
“As it is, he is struggling for his life at Parirenyatwa Hospital. He has over 80 percent burns.
“They threw a petrol bomb and they ran away. That is basically what happened. Clearly, these people did not come to rob or steal anything. It is something else. It was one office mainly where the petrol bomb landed. “I think their hope was the place would then catch fire, but fortunately that did not happen.”
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