adminNqobile Tshili, Chronicle Reporter
BULAWAYO youths who usually turn the city’s central business district (CBD) into an orgy of disorder on the first weekend of schools closure were this Saturday organised and police did not record incidents of their public nuisance.
In the past few years, on the first Saturday of schools closure some teenagers have tended to engage in rogue behaviour as they drank alcohol while shouting obscenities.
The youths who would organise the infamous vuzu parties at which they drank alcohol, abused drugs and engaged in risky sexual behaviour had become a concern to law enforcement agents as well as residents.
Acting Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube commended youths for heeding calls to stay away from trouble.
“Over the weekend we did not record any incident of youths causing trouble in the CBD. We hope this marks a turning point and we hope the youths will concentrate on things that will improve them as they prepare for the future instead of engaging in nefarious activities,” said Insp Ncube.
He said the police would remain on high alert as they know that some youths might be wayward during the course of the holiday.
Insp Ncube said parents and guardians should closely monitor their children’s activities so that they are not caught on the wrong side of the law.
In May, during the last Saturday before schools opened, police arrested 131 youths for criminal nuisance while confiscating alcohol, drugs, condoms, knives, screw drivers among other weapons.
However, this Saturday following the closure of schools on Thursday, the central business district maintained its usual calmness.
Last week, police warned that they will arrest any youths who engage in vuzu parties while arresting those who supply them with drugs. — @nqotshili.
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