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Police Say Over 540 Firearms Voluntarily Surrendered As The Firearms Amnesty Ends

2 years agoFri, 30 Sep 2022 13:22:23 GMT
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Police Say Over 540 Firearms Voluntarily Surrendered As The Firearms Amnesty Ends

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has said over 540 firearms were surrendered as of 29 September 2022 under the Presidential Amnesty on Voluntary Surrender of Firearms and compliance with the police verification exercise which ends today.

President Emmerson Mnangagwa in August this year granted a presidential amnesty on voluntary surrender of firearms and ammunition as crimes such as armed robberies and other forms of crimes of passion continue to be reported in Zimbabwe. 

Police say nearly 550 firearms have been voluntarily surrendered since then. Reads a statement seen by Pindula News:

On 29/09/22, seven firearms were voluntarily surrendered to the Police throughout the country on the operation, “Firearms Amnesty,” bringing the cumulative figures to 545.

Meanwhile, 260 rounds of ammunition have so far been voluntarily surrendered to the Police across the country.

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The amnesty was announced as crimes such as armed robberies and other forms of crimes of passion continued to be reported in Zimbabwe. 

Zimbabwe continues to record a very high number of cases of armed robberies countrywide despite the amnesty suggesting that the issue is deeply rooted.

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