ZIMBABWE - HARARE - Two year-old Nigel Mutemagawo, who was abducted by armed gunmen together with his parents at their home in Banket in Mashonaland West province, was released from detention yesterday.

 

Nigel was abducted during a pre-dawn raid at his parents' home in Kuwadzana Township in Banket.

 

 

 

He was kept in captivity for 76 days together with his parents, Collen Mutemagawo and Violet Mupfuranhehwe despite a High Court ruling that they should be released.

 

 

 

 

 

Medical reports show that during his abduction and continued detention for charges of banditry and terrorism, two year-old Nigel was assaulted and denied food and medical attention by his captors.

The assault was apparently aimed at extracting a confession from the parents.

He was later referred to Chikurubi Maximum Prison in Harare where he was detained for almost two weeks.

 

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Nigel's parents who remain in detention are facing trumped up charges of training and recruiting bandits.

"The abduction and illegal detention of children is a violation of the law and international statutes," MDC spokesman Nelson Chamisa fumed.

 

"It confirms that Zanu-PF has become an enemy of human rights and is not sincere in implementing the Global
Political Agreement which guarantees the basic rights and freedoms of individuals."

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