Gweru municipal security guards threatened to shoot an official from the sheriff's office as he tried to attach vehicles belonging to the council over $69,000 owed to former workers.
Police picked up two security guards for questioning following the scuffle at the revenue hall.
A senior official from the deputy sheriff's office only identified as Kapfudzaruva was seen desperately trying to escape from the clutches of the council's cash-in-transit security officers.
The deputy sheriff had already attached more than 10 vehicles including Toyota Rangers and Toyota Hiluxes belonging to the directors of finance and acting chamber secretary. Refuse trucks and inspection vehicles were towed away at around 9AM, bringing service delivery to a standstill.
The chairperson of the commission running the affairs of Gweru, Tsunga Mhangami, said he knew nothing about the development.
The council lost a case against 10 of its former workers at Go Beer Breweries Company and was instructed to pay $69,000 in outstanding salaries, bonuses and back pay.
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