A gang of suspected robbers on Monday morning sneaked into
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company’s (ZCDC) operating areas in Chiadzwa and
entered a pit with ore that had just been exposed. Police have since arrested
two suspects. Secretary for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Mr
Nick Mangwana said investigations were still in progress to ascertain if
anything was stolen.
“In the early morning hours of April 1 2019, there was an
intrusion by a suspected gang of robbers into the operational areas of the
Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company,” said Mr Mangwana.
“The suspected robbers entered the pit where ore had been
exposed earlier in the day. Two suspects have since been arrested. A full
exercise to establish whether there was any loss and if affirmed then its level
is underway.
“The people caught will be transparently prosecuted to the
fullest extent of the law and their accomplices will be pursued until every one
of them is fully accounted for.”
The unfortunate incident, he said, prompted three ministers
and the national security leadership to convene an urgent meeting on how to
curb future intrusions.
“Following this incident, three Government ministers as
well as the command of the national security establishment held a meeting on
Wednesday, 3rd of April 2019 at the ZCDC operations to review security measures
so as to avoid a recurrence of similar incidents,” he said.
Mr Mangwana warned the public against committing such
offences, saying those caught on the wrong side of the law will be dealt with
accordingly.
“Government takes the security of national treasures and
assets seriously and will do everything in its power to ensure that these are
safeguarded and proceeds therefrom applied for national benefit,” he said.
Since the discovery of diamonds in Chiadzwa, the area
surrounding the diamond fields has been besieged by opportunists from across
the country prompting the Government to deploy members of the security forces
to keep them at bay and to ensure orderly mining of the mineral. Herald
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