Police have launched a manhunt for 15 suspected army and
police impostors who have launched a reign of terror in Chegutu and surrounding
areas.
According to information from the ZRP in Chegutu, the gang
was recently involved in a spate of robberies getting away with two cars,
loaded guns, police uniforms, cellphones and cash. The robbers, some clad in
Zimbabwe National Army uniforms and police riot jackets with camouflage
trousers, abducted before stripping members of the ZRP and municipal police.
According to a communications to ZRP Officer Commanding
Mashonaland West province, Commissioner Felly Mjanga Chikowero, on January 19
this year, Chegutu District police commander Chief Superintendent Tambudzai
Mazambani, said the robbers attacked and stole goods from two Chinese
nationals.
“The robbers armed with two 303 rifles, an AK 47 rifles,
two pistols, metal bars, machetes and batons raided House No. 20 Alexandria
Road, Hintonville Suburb, firing shots, smashing windows while demanding cash
and valuables from Chinese nationals, Li Jiping (60), Lie Hia Ling (58) and
Yuan Ying Duo (48).”
The robbers severely assaulted their victims with batons
and got away with a pistol, cellphones and cash before shooting Obert Kavhiyano
who stays in the cottage. They stole a decoder and a cellphone from Kavhiyano’s
neighbour Farisai Chihoro. Chief Supt Mazambani said Jinpin reported the matter
at ZRP Chegutu where three police details attended the scene.
“Upon arrival, the accused fired several shots in the air
and disarmed Katerere (one of the officers to attend the scene), who was armed
with an FN Rifle S/N 8384 charged with a magazine of 20 rounds” he said.
The robbers reportedly stripped the police details before
stealing two cars, three cellphones, FN Riffle, police uniforms and $400 in
Bond notes.
“After robbing the complainants, the accused bundled them
into the two stolen motor vehicles and drove out of the premises.”
Meanwhile, on the same night, police received reports of an
armed robber with members of the CID proceeding to the scene. The CID members
accompanied by three others armed with an AK 47 rifles and CZ pistols
encountered the gang at the scene.
“The accused suddenly opened fire at the detectives and the
other three detectives managed to escape before reporting back to the station,”
he said.
Two other detectives were caught and bundled into the boot
of the stolen vehicle while their phones, police IDs, a CZ pistol and cash were
stolen. The robbers, Chief Supt Mazambani, drove to a bakery in the town where
they demanded cash from Jinping before breaking the doors to the offices.
At the bakery, the robbers approached the guards on duty
the Chegutu Municipality engineering department where they produced firearms
and accused them of being criminals.
“They stripped and force marched the guards to the bakery
and stole three cellphones, their clothes and various personal belongings
including cash.
Chief Supt Mazambani said the gang abandoned all the
abductees at different places in the town while abandoning the Peugeot 406
motor vehicle. “The direction of flight could not be established.”
Some of the victims were given some clothes suspected to
have been stolen somewhere else and they reported the case at ZRP Pfupajena.
Herald
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