Rutendo Chirume
A Form 2 pupil at Masunda North Secondary School in Chivi is has gone missing since Wednesday November 03 2021, a few days after having an altercation with his teacher.
Jonathan Gomba’s father Daniel Matanga Gomba confirmed the development and appealed to members of the public to help if they have any leads on the whereabouts of his son.
He said Jonathan left home on November 3 to go to school but he never got there.
The father had not been home for a few days after he went to attend a funeral and the boy disappeared on the day he returned.
“On Monday I went to a funeral in Mazvihwa and left him at home. When I came back home on Wednesday around 3pm he wasn’t there and I just thought he was still at school. However, it got late and past the time he usually comes back and that is when we started getting worried.
We tried to locate him but failed and this prompted me to go to his school where I was told that he had not been going to school for some days despite him leaving home every day saying he was headed for school. I then reported the matter to Chivi police after 48 hours,” said Daniel.
He went on to say at school he was told that Jonathan had had an altercation with his teacher and was beaten by the school head and he suspects that could have been the major cause of him not going to school.
“We were told that Jonathan had an issue at school and one day he came home with a bruise on his arm and when we asked him he just said I was beaten by the teacher. I think that is the reason why he was no longer going to school. I however talked to the school authorities and they indicated that the matter had been settled so I don’t know what could have happened,” said Daniel.
Daniel said he suspected that he was afraid of coming back home in fear of being flogged saying he was so mischievous that he always had issues with his mother.
“I think he is now afraid to come back home, he always had challenges with his mother and I also think they could have had an issue when I was not around though her mother says there was no issue between them,” said Daniel.
If anyone sees him he or she can notify his father on 0775126126 or report to the nearest police.
