5.5.1. Complainants in Hopley revealed that from Monday 14 January 2019, soldiers were on the rampage in Hopley. They alleged that the soldiers were visiting residents’ houses door to door, fishing out men and severely assaulting them for allegedly torching a police base at Mbudzi roundabout, police vehicles and a tollgate along Harare-Masvingo road. It was alleged that the soldiers were also letting loose their dogs to attack those whom they suspected to have caused mayhem. Some residents lost their valuables such as cellphones to the soldiers and their properties such as doors and windows were vandalized. It was further alleged that the MDC-Alliance Councillor for the area Mr. Tendai Katsera was abducted and his whereabouts were unknown. 5.5.2. Upon investigation, the ZHRC established that the Councillor had been arrested by the police, brought before the court, denied bail and was remanded in custody. It was also brought to the attention of the ZHRC that army and police officers were searching for MDC-Alliance chairperson for the area Mr. Trouble Hasha. Mr. Hasha and his family ran away from their house for fear of their lives. ZHRC managed to contact Mr. Hasha on his mobile phone and he pointed out that he had indeed left his house and was in hiding somewhere after receiving a tip off that the army and police officers were looking for him. Complainants from Hopley stated that they were scared to report their cases to the police as the nearby police station was barricaded by the army and they were also afraid that the police could victimize them. 5.6. Dzivarasekwa 5.6.1. In Dzivarasekwa, the ZHRC was informed that several people were severely assaulted by the army for allegedly barricading roads and burning tyres on the roads. The army destroyed market stalls at Dzivarasekwa 2 Shopping Centre and forced people to remove stones Page 26 of 68