On several occasions, Amuli questioned Farai Farai’s integrity, and accused him of allegedly stealing condolence money intended for the late Cephas “Motomuzhinji” Mashakada in 2011. After weeks of being publicly ridiculed by Amuli, First Farai filed a complaint with the police. Ironically, one of Amuli’s hit songs is called “Wamatuka.” National police spokesperson, Commissioner Paul Nyathi, confirmed yesterday that Amuli was arrested and was being interviewed over allegations of cyberbullying.
“I can confirm the arrest of Gift Amuli over cyberbullying, specifically regarding Farai Batani. “He is assisting the police with investigations and we will keep you posted on the developments,” he said. Comm Nyathi urged people to find better ways of resolving their differences without bullying each other.
“People should not engage in cyberbullying when they have disagreements.” First Farai, who has been on the receiving end of a flurry of accusations in the past few months, confirmed that he reported the case in his personal capacity after Amuli dragged his name into the controversy. “I reached a point where I realised that the attacks were too much and there was a need to address this by reporting him for cyberbullying,” he said. “This was not a ZIMURA board case but I reported it in my own personal capacity.
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“The police had been looking for him, but he was playing cat-and-mouse. “It was only on Wednesday (yesterday) that he was arrested at the Zimbabwe College of Music while we were holding our workshop with our members.”
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