A 40-year-old landlord, Sidney Sithole, has cried out after some commercial s*x workers and suspected thugs assaulted, dragged and threatened him with death after he demanded rentals of an apartment they are using to extort clients at Trekkerel Court along Central Avenue in Zimbabwe on Tuesday.

Speaking with H-Metro, he said; “I am now living in fear after three men and three hookers assaulted me in broad daylight while people watched.

“They wanted to kill me for ordering them to look for alternative accommodation since they invaded my apartment without my consent and are not paying rentals for the room.

“I am unemployed and my wife is in Kwekwe. I wish I could find someone who can pay me US$200 per month than suffering while these thugs are benefiting from my property.

“My tenant left the apartment without notice after hookers disturbed his peace with his family at the flat and those guys, along with the hookers broke the keys and started using it as a brothel without my consent.

“I want to thank a police officer who was passing by who rescued me from further beating.

“I am going to lodge a complaint with the police against them and if I fail to get help I will hire bouncers to force them out of the room.

“The leader of the thugs, suspected to be in the business of selling dangerous drugs, is Desmond Zimbudzana popularly known as ‘Diesel’.

“He is the one benefiting from using my apartment; he led his team along with the hookers in assaulting me.

“Hookers are hiring men for sex using my apartment and Diesel along with his other guys are using it as their bedroom during the night and selling illicit drugs, imba yose Angove madrugs oga,” said Sithole on his way to Fife Avenue police post.