Police Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi
By Dickson Bandera
Seven armed robbers ransacked a house in Mayambara, Seke and attacked three people before stealing more than US$1 100 cash, various electrical gadgets, documents and other property around 2am on Thursday.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the robbery and said police have launched a manhunt for the robbers.
“Police in Chitungwiza are investigating a case of robbery in which seven unidentified male suspects broke into a house which had three occupants in Mayambara, Seke on June 28, 2023 at around 0200 hours.
“The suspects attacked the victims before stealing US$1 150 cash, a 32-Inch Samsung television set, 24 volts lithium solar battery, 3kv inverter, welding machine, a Samsung A32 cellphone, a Itel P36 cellphone, two Nokia cellphones, an HP core i7 Laptop, a grinding machine and a satchel containing the victim’s driver’s licence and passport,” he said.
Recent cases of armed robberies in different parts of Zimbabwe have yet again challenged the Zimbabwe Republic Police into a battle against gun-trotting criminals where nothing short of police victory is expected.
Armed robbers are making off with large sums of money, killing, injuring and traumatizing innocent people in cities and towns across the country where they are targeting businesses, schools, cross border buses, cash in transit vehicles and
Police is urging the public to avoid keeping large amounts of cash in their homes and business premises as they were likely to fall prey to criminals.
Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi appealed to members of the public with information that may lead to the arrest of the robbers to to report to the nearest police station.
