By A Correspondent| Riot police has reportedly been deployed to quell protests at Tredgold magistrates court in Bulawayo following the sentencing of Chief Felix Nhlanhlayamangwe Ndiweni.

Chief Ndiweni was convicted Thursday together with 23 of his subjects on charges of destroying a villager’s property in Ntabazinduna by Bulawayo magistrate Ms Gladmore Mushove.

Chief Ndiweni was today sentenced to 24 months in prison, 6 of which were suspended on condition that he does not commit a similar offence. He will serve an effective 18 months behind bars.

His co- accused subjects were however also sentenced to 24 months, 6 of which were also suspended on condition that they do not commit similar offences and the remaining 18 months commuted to 525 hours of community service.