ZRP Intensifies Operations Against Land Barons

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ZRP
Intensifies
Operations
Against
Land
Barons

In
a
statement
issued
this
Friday,
25
October,
ZRP
spokesperson
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
warned
that
land
barons
are
using
falsified
documents
to
deceive
home
seekers,
leading
to
unlawful
constructions
on
state,
wet,
and
grazing
lands.
Reads
the
statement:

The
Zimbabwe
Republic
Police
has
intensified
operations
against
illegal
land
allocations
by
land
barons
across
the
country.

This
follows
the
proliferation
of
illegal
settlements
on
communal,
local
authority
and
state
lands,
particularly
around
major
towns,
cities
and
growth
points.

The
Police
has
established
that
land
barons
are
using
falsified
documents
to
deceive
unsuspecting
home
seekers,
resulting
in
unlawful
constructions
on
state,
wet
and
grazing
lands.

The
actions
by
land
barons
violate
the
country’s
laws
including
the
Gazetted
Land
(Consequential
Provisions)
Act,
Chapter
20:28,
Land
Commission
Act,
Chapter
20:29,
Rural
District
Councils
Act
Chapter
29:13
and
Regional,
Town
and
Country
Planning
Act,
Chapter
29:12.

So
far,
the
Police
has
made
one
hundred
and
eighty-four
(184)
arrests
on
illegal
land
allocations.

Members
of
the
public
are
urged
to
come
forward
and
report
illegal
acts
by
land
barons
to
enable
the
law
to
take
its
course.

Anyone
with
information
should
contact
the
National
Complaints
Desk
on
(0242)
703631
or
WhatsApp
on
0712
800
197
or
report
at
any
nearest
Police
Station.

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