The Zimbabwe Republic Police, {ZRP} Commissioner General, Godwin Matanga has banned the use of hand spikes by police officers with immediate effect.
The ban follows allegations that some police officers are using hand held spikes whilst trying to stop some errant motorists from evading police check points and general enforcement of road regulations.
In a statement Matanga said ” any police officer who will defy this directive will be arrested and face both criminal and stern disciplinary actions.”
He added that from now onward no police officer will be allowed to move around holding hand spikes.
“No police officer will be allowed to move around whilst openly holding or carrying spikes under the guise of traffic enforcement,” reads the statement.
