Green fuel shooting: villager slaughtered for trespassing
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Green fuel shooting: villager slaughtered for trespassing

Chipinge South MP Enock Porusingazi condemned the shooting, saying the guards acted irresponsibly. He continued to state that the incident was likely to re-ignite turmoil in the area where the previous security company had ran endless conflict with the community as villagers opposed the project.

“This incident is very unfortunate. We want co-existence between GreenFuel and the community. This is a very bad situation and when things turn like this, then there is likelihood that the situation can deteriorate back to the days of conflict,”  the distraught Porusingazi said.

“The holders of firearms should be cautious and avoid overreacting. While we condemn lawlessness, I think the guards overreacted and they should have handled the situation with caution.”

According to community members, the victims had gone to gather sugarcane after harvesting in some fields.

GreenFuel’s relationship with the local community has been on shaky ground for some time with community members accusing the ethonol producing company of

The relationship between GreenFuel and the local community has been frosty with community members accusing the ethanol producing company of intruding onto their territory and failing to meet the promises given of coporate social responsibility previously agreed on.

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