Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe detained

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been detained as the country’s military appears to have taken over.

The 93-year-old longest serving president in the world has, reportedly, been placed under house arrest together with his wife.

The military had earlier on Wednesday, overran Zimbabwean state-owned ZBC broadcaster, after which Major General Sibusiso Moyo had gone on air and assured the public that “…his Excellency the President and his family are safe and sound and their security is guaranteed.”

They also took control of the ruling party ZANU-PF’s official Twitter handle; through which they said that Emmerson Mnangagwa, who was fired as Vice President by Mugabe recently; “…will help us achieve a better Zimbabwe.”

In a series of tweets through ZANU’s official twitter handle, the military announced what was going on in Zimbabwe was not a coup but a democratic and bloodless peaceful transition of power. They also tweeted that they had taken Mugabe and his wife into custody.

The official Zimbabwean news publication – www.herald.co.zw – was also taken down following Mugabe’s detention but has since been restored.

Zimbabwe has not had a coup. There has been a decision to intervene because our constitution had been undermined, in the interim Comrade E Mnagngawa will be president of ZANU PF as per the constitution of our revolutionary organisation.

— ZANU PF (@zanu_pf) November 15, 2017

Last night the first family was detained and are safe, both for the constitution and the sanity of the nation this was necessary. Neither Zimbabwe nor ZANU are owned by Mugabe and his wife. Today begins a fresh new era and comrade Mnangagwa will help us achieve a better Zimbabwe.

— ZANU PF (@zanu_pf) November 15, 2017

There was no coup, only a bloodless transition which saw corrupt and crooked persons being arrested and an elderly man who had been taken advantage of by his wife being detained. The few bangs that were heard were from crooks who were resisting arrest, but they are now detained

— ZANU PF (@zanu_pf) November 15, 2017

ZANU PF has a way of solving our own problems, the situation is stable and Zimbabwe is open for business. There was no coup, but a bloodless peaceful transition- the centre is strong and there is peace with honest leadership.

— ZANU PF (@zanu_pf) November 15, 2017