Trio arrested for poaching
Three Hurungwe men who captured themselves on camera killing an elephant using traditional weapons and dogs yesterday appeared before Kariba magistrate accused of hunting or removing any animal or part of the animal in a safari area without a permit. Francis Chigomararwa (30), Simeon Kezias (23) and Arthur Murimbika (24) all from Nyamakate area are also facing another charge of killing a buffalo.The accused were unlucky when a video went viral of them killing an elephant after setting their dogs on it before attacking it using spears and axes. The elephant was killed in Phundundu Concession on December 8 last year, but the accused were arrested over the weekend. The trio's accomplice, Kennedy Godera of Fox village, Nyamakate, who was the team leader, is still at large.
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