It took four years for a Chivi teacher to realise that the
man she lawfully wedded in court and was staying with as husband and wife was
not a soldier but a jobless man who roams the streets of Chivi Growth Point.
Florence Ndavo (36) a teacher at Taru Primary School in
Chivi was shown fake ZNA payslips and enticed into Section 5.11 of the Marriage
Act.
She only discovered that Pride Hamandishe (34) of
Hamandishe Village, Chief Chitsunga in Guruve was not a soldier when a domestic
dispute spilled into the Police Station. Police cautioned Hamandishe that as a
uniformed officer, he knew what was expected of him in terms of dealing with
his wife and that is when the cops realised that the accused was not a soldier
after all.
It emerged that Hamandishe who lied to Ndavo that he worked
for the Army in Harare was actually living with another woman as husband and
wife at Chivi Growth.
Police dragged Hamandishe to court at Chivi where he is now
facing charges of impersonation. He appeared before Magistrate Severence
Mukumba two weeks ago and pleaded as charged. He said that he lied that he was
a soldier to win Ndavo’s heart.
The State led by Nathan Zaranyika said sometime in 2016,
Hamandishe proposed love to Ndavo who is a widow and told her that he was employed
in Harare as a soldier. The two started dating and Hamandishe would send some
pictures of fake pay slips showing her his salary which convinced Ndavo that he
was employed.
Hamandishe asked Ndavo for a court wedding so that the Army
could allow her to stay in the marriage quarters at a camp in Harare and the
couple wedded in 2016.
This year they started quarrels that landed them at Police
Station for counseling. It is then that it was discovered that Hamandishe was
not a soldier and he was arrested.
Hamandishe’s matter will appear today for continuation of
trial. Masvingo Mirror
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