BUSINESSMAN Phillip Chiyangwa's son Bruce was allegedly
extorted of US$4 000 by a bogus police officer.
The bogus police officer, Onismo Maruke, was not asked to
plead when he appeared before Harare magistrate Barbra Mateko, and was remanded
to today.
Prosecuting, Sabastian Mutizirwa alleged that on April 29,
Chiyangwa was at a top local hotel having a meeting with his friends when he
was approached by Maruke, who introduced himself as an officer stationed at
National Anti-Corruption Unit.
Chiyangwa was invited outside the lounge where he was
informed that he was under arrest for illegally dealing in gold, and when they
searched him, they found 420 grams of gold in his pocket.
It is further alleged that Maruke demanded US$10 000 from
Chiyangwa, who offered US$1 000, which was deemed too little, and after he was
pressured, Chiyangwa led them to Sports Diner where he gave them US$4 000.
After Maruke and his accomplice had left, Chiyangwa made
enquiries about the existence of National Anti-Corruption Unit of Zimbabwe and
realised the two were bogus officers and made a police report.
Maruke was trapped when he went back to collect the
remaining US$6 000. H Metro
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