AN inyanga-cum-prophet from Bulawayo allegedly armed
himself with a gun and ganged up with two friends to raid his client’s home in
Mzilikazi suburb in a revenge mission after “not being paid for services
rendered.”
The trio got away with US$500 and household property that
includes a plasma television set, an open view decoder, two Ipad tablets, a
microwave and a wrist watch.
Robertson Khulekani Koti (29) from Nketa 9 suburb in
cahoots with Frond Mbiba (39) from Old Luveve and Mthulisi Brighton Mpofu (39) of
Emganwini suburb pounced on Mr Donwell Chinara’s home at Ntabazinduna Flats at
about 10AM on Wednesday.
Mr Chinara, a mechanic who specialises in fixing Mercedes
Benz vehicles, said the trio tricked him into getting out of his house by
calling him to attend to a broken-down vehicle in Ilanda suburb while they made
their way to his home.
“They came to my house on Wednesday at 10AM just after I
had left the house upon receiving a distress call from someone who said his
vehicle had broken down in Ilanda. But when I started calling the number for
directions the person was no longer responding to my calls. I then drove to my
offices in Belmont.
“Moments later I received a phone call from neighbours
telling me that there were some people who were taking property from my house.
I later discovered that the suspects were the ones who phoned me,” said Mr
Chinara.
He said he rushed home to find the daring robbers gone. Mr
Chinara said he heard with horror how the suspects threatened to shoot the
family’s house keeper to prevent her from alerting neighbours of the ongoing
robbery.
“Our maid told us that the suspects claimed they were cops
who wanted to recover a gun they suspected I owned. They forcefully entered the
house and ransacked it. One of them demanded to be led to my bedroom where they
covered the maid with a blanket. She tried to scream and they produced a gun
and threatened to shoot her if she made any noise. They got away with US$500
that was in the bedroom and Ipads for my children among other belongings,” he
said.
The trio allegedly claimed they were on a mission to fix Mr
Chinara for not paying them for their services.
Mr Chinara dismissed those claims saying he did not know
the traditional healer who upon arrest was found with a two-metre python skin.
“I am a specialist in fixing Mercedes Benz cars. I’ve been
in this business for 20 years. My business is doing well so I don’t need anyone
to assist me in my business. Although I have never met the said prophet
(inyanga), he knows my relative as he was assisting her to deal with a court
case involving her brother in South Africa. Actually, he did this fully knowing
that my relative is in South Africa attending to that case. I only know the
other guy from Emganwini in passing,” said Mr Chinara.
Bulawayo acting police spokesperson Inspector Abednico
Ncube could not comment on the matter.
However, police sources close to the investigation said the
suspects were arrested resulting in the recovery of most of the stolen
property.
“The three are now
facing a robbery charge while Koti will face a further charge after he was
found with a two-metre skin of a python that falls in the category of an
endangered animal,” said the source. Chronicle
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