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POLICE yesterday said Commissioner Oliver Chibage is on leave pending retirement, quashing media reports that he has been forced to resign. In a statement, chief police spokesperson Senior Assistant Commissioner Charity Charamba said Comm Chibage wanted to pursue his business interests.

“The ZRP would like to advise that Commissioner Oliver Chibage who is Commissioner Responsible for Operations is currently on leave pending retirement on pension. Commissioner Chibage wishes to pursue his business interests hence the decision to retire on pension. The Commissioner had served in the police for a period of 33 years,” she said.

Comm Chibage is the owner of Ochi City, among other businesses.
There had been reports that Comm Chibage had been forced to resign from the force amid investigations into alleged corruption.

According to a daily newspaper yesterday, unnamed sources revealed to the paper that Comm Chibage was forced out of the force for yet undisclosed under hand dealings which reportedly infuriated Police Commissoner-General Augustine Chihuri.

The paper further reported that top police officers were investigating a slew of corrupt deals involving senior officers using Comm-Gen Chihuri’s name to fleece people and companies of their money.