A ZIMBABWEAN man has died after he was severely beaten by Botswana police for illegally entering their country.
Oscar Kani, 35, of Mkhubazi Village, Sanzukwi area in Mangwe District, arrived home unconscious on Monday afternoon after he was collected by relatives from a hospital in the neighbouring country.
He died on Wednesday at Brunapeg Hospital in Mangwe where he was admitted.
Kani’s uncle, Kenneth Ncube, who is the senior village head in the area, said his nephew could hardly speak or move when he arrived home.
“I received a phone call from a relative in Botswana telling me that Oscar was critically ill as he was thoroughly beaten up by the police.
“I sent my son to collect him from a hospital where he had been admitted in Botswana. My son later called and asked for a car to ferry my nephew as he could not walk,’’ said Ncube.
He said Kani had blisters all over his body, a swollen stomach and knees as well as scars on his head.
Ncube said Kani was diagnosed with subdural haemorrhage caused by the head injuries.
He said his nephew was rushed to Brunapeg Hospital where he later died from the injuries.
Ncube said relatives in Botswana informed him that his nephew was picked up from his workplace by Botswana police who accused him of being an illegal immigrant on February 7.
“My brother in Botswana told me that my nephew was arrested and a few days later they heard that he had been admitted at a hospital in Francistown,” said Ncube.
He said Kani left for Botswana in 2012 in search of employment. He said his nephew will be buried today at his rural home. chronicle
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I think there are two separate issues here, one being the human rights issue and the other being the immigration law of Botswana. It is evident that the botswana police are behaving lawlessly and should be brought to justice. Torture and physical assault cannot be justified. This is a clear violation of basic human rights and it seems the Tswana government is still in stone age
I think there are two separate issues here, one being the human rights issue and the other being the immigration law of Botswana. It is evident that the botswana police are behaving lawlessly and should be brought to justice. Torture and physical assault cannot be justified. This is a clear violation of basic human rights and it seems the Tswana government is still in stone age
if that is the case then people are crying about human rights violations everywhere, everyday by everyone who is more powerful on any one weaker. This time the Zimbabwean is a foreigner the Tswanas do as they like. You know in Zimbabwe who does what on who and for what. Dont claim human rights from people in their own country while you support people who do worse human rights violations just for self aggrandizement
if that is the case then people are crying about human rights violations everywhere, everyday by everyone who is more powerful on any one weaker. This time the Zimbabwean is a foreigner the Tswanas do as they like. You know in Zimbabwe who does what on who and for what. Dont claim human rights from people in their own country while you support people who do worse human rights violations just for self aggrandizement
Daily there is a horrifying or humiliating story about Zimbabweans in other countries! Yes @’Nyere’ people are migrating all over the world BUT this migration should be out of choice NOT forced migration as we see it happening for Zimbabweans who have no choice but to take such huge risks over their lives including being eaten by crocodiles because ‘home’ has no hope for them!! The Zimbabwean government just has to put its house in order!!! PERIOD!! May the young man’s soul RIP!
thats not the question cde because all over the world people are migrating… the question then is why is it that the batswana police flagrantly violet human rights
thats not the question cde because all over the world people are migrating… the question then is why is it that the batswana police flagrantly violet human rights
Ask Simon Khaya and the uneducated war vets from the area to tell Ncube why young people are going to Botswana.