Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
Police and other security service members are still hunting down the Guruve serial killer, Anymore Zvitsva (32) who has so far killed 12 people in separate incidents in the area since last month.
In a bid to accelerate the suspect’s capture, police have announced a substantial monetary reward for information leading to Zvitsva’s arrest.
In an interview, national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi said they were also hunting down for any one assisting or harbouring the suspect.
“The substantial monetary reward is still standing and we are also looking for people or relatives who are assisting the suspect. They are liable for arrest,” he said.
An intensified manhunt supported by drone surveillance, canine units, horse patrols, and specialised tactical teams are on the ground to hunt him down.
Police Commissioner-General Stephen Mutamba personally pledged the reward, urging anyone with information to contact the National Complaints Desk or local police channels.
“Anyone who gives the information will certainly be rewarded,” Comm Nyathi said, providing contact numbers for the Guruve Police District and dedicated hotlines.
The killings, which began as isolated incidents in October, have since escalated into a disturbing pattern, with more than a dozen people reportedly murdered in Guruve.
The wave of night-time attacks has instilled widespread terror, forcing many families to abandon their homesteads and seek safety by sleeping in groups at designated houses.
Last Monday evening, two more people were brutally killed in Bhosha Village, Magaya area of Guruve, deepening fear in a district already reeling from a spate of violent murders.
The victims were a mother and her daughter, a Form Three pupil. Another child survived the attack by hiding under a bed.
Another 55-year-old woman and a six-month-old infant, were slain in cold blood, bringing the death toll to 10 in a series of brutal attacks that have gripped the district.
The victims were found with severe head injuries at Farm 88 in Nyakapupu, Guruve.
The latest killings follow the horrific murder of five members of the same family at Ona Mapeto Farm in Ward 21. The victims – a 66-year-old grandmother, her 40-year-old son, 37-year-old daughter, and two grandchildren aged five and two – were stabbed to death in their homestead.
A neighbour who responded to screams found the son still alive, but he later succumbed to his injuries in hospital. Zvitsva is also linked to the recent murders of Pamela Chipangura (39) and her two children, Kudzai and Tawanda Chipangura, in Zimuna Village, painting a pattern of violence that has left residents fearful and authorities scrambling.
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