POLICE in Bulawayo have arrested a kombi crew for allegedly
trying to bribe four cops with $10 bond notes after the duo were arrested for
operating an unregistered commuter omnibus.
The incident occurred on Tuesday at 12:20PM along Lobengula
Street between 5th and 6th Avenue. Bulawayo police spokesperson Chief Inspector
Precious Simango yesterday said the kombi driver and his conductor allegedly
tried to bribe cops who had arrested them for pirating.
“Police in Bulawayo are investigating a case of bribery
which occurred in the city’s Central Business District on 19th of February 2019
at around 12:20PM. A team of four police officers were on duty carrying out an
operation targeting unregistered motor vehicles and touting. They were walking
along Lobengula Street between 5th and 6th Avenue where they arrested a kombi
crew with two people, a driver and his conductor,” said Chief Insp Simango.
She said the arrested kombi crew were operating a kombi
without a vehicle licence, a valid insurance and had no certificate of fitness.
Chief Insp Simango said the cops, who were in civilian
clothing, identified themselves and notified the suspects of their crime as
they initiated their arrest.
“The police officers then instructed the accused person to
drive the motor vehicle to Ross Camp for further processing and the accused
person then produced five $2 dollar notes and gave them to one of the police
officers and told him that it was for them to buy drinks. The police officers
arrested the accused person for both bribery and for other offences on his
vehicle,” she said.
The arrests come at a time when the police force has
intensified the fight against corruption within its ranks.
Recently, all policing provinces were instructed to set up
investigating teams to probe graft and unprofessional conduct by law
enforcement agents with a view to taking disciplinary action against offenders
in a bid to protect the image of the force. Chronicle
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