A HARARE man, who was reported missing on Monday, was
grisly murdered and his body was thrown in a trench near a maize field in
Avonlea.
Claudius Nyanga, who was taxi driver on the Vaya platform,
went missing around 8pm on Monday while he was on his way to fetch his client
in Msasa Park. His body was found close to his neighbourhood late on Wednesday
afternoon.
On Wednesday there had been reports that his Honda Fit
(AEJ5112) had been spotted in Epworth and crime experts suspect that the
murderers either reside there or frequent the area.
While the Honda Fit had a tracking device, it failed to
work at the crucial moment when the deceased’s client, who was waiting,
contacted the family to check on his whereabouts.
In a statement posted on Twitter, the Zimbabwe Republic
Police said:“A taxi driver who went missing on 10/2/20 was found dead
in a shallow well on 12/2/20 in Emerald Hill, Harare. His hands were tied with
shoes laces & he had injuries on the right side of his head. The light
green Honda Fit vehicle, registration number AEJ-5112 is still missing. The
case is being investigated.”
Nyanga’s son, Alfred, told H-Metro that the family was
alarmed of their father’s disappearance after his client told them that he had
not arrived to pick him up.
“This client is like family to us and baba vanogara
vachimutakura saka ndiye akatozofona kuti mdhara havasati vasvika then we
started calling him but number yavo yairamba until the next morning when we
reported the case ku police.
“We looked for my father everywhere kuma hospitals,
mortuary muma streets even pama shops but hatina kuvawana until hanzvadzi
yamhamha found leads on baba’s disappearance kuGreencroft. I was heartbroken
seeing my old man in a terrible state dumbu ranga rava kutozvimba mudhara
looked so lifeless ndakarwadziwa ndanga ndisati ndamboona baba vakaita
seizvozvo,” narrated Alfred.
Claudius’ second son Tendai told H-Metro that he was very
saddened by his father’s death and he was aggrieved by the vehicle tracking
system that failed to help them locate their father’s car.
“I’m really hurt nemafiro ababa, ndiri kubatikana ne
Econet. We paid for the car tracker but haina kuti batsira they kept telling to
us kuti their server was down.
“Zvinorwadza kuti we paid for the tracker when the car was
registered for VAYA asi hazvina kubatsira,” he said.
Munyaradzi Dondo who resides in Greencroft close to where
Nyanga’s body was found said that this was a second case in the same area where
a taxi driver was murdered and thrown in the drain.
“This is the second time we are having a case like this,
hatina kana noise yatakanzwa on Monday night or anything suspicious even
Tuesday yacho but we were shocked when we received a message in our
neighbourhood WhatsApp group of the missing man,” he said.
Mourners gathered at his homestead in Bluffhill described
Claudius as a loving and generous man who had a heart for everyone.
“Tarasikirwa zvikuru as Catholic society yepa Mabelreign;
baba vanga vane rudo iavava and he was a devoted Catholic vachishandira Mwari
nemazvo.
“Saka church yedu ichambodzokera sure chaizvo tarasikirwa
nemunhu aibata basa guru,” said Mbuya Mushanga Claudius’ churchmate.
Another mourner interviewed by H-Metro described Nyanga as
a hardworking man who did everything in his power to get a living. “Mudhara uyu
aisava neusimbe, his nickname was doctor because he was a doctor for
everything.
“Aishanda and aisazeza basa. “He was an inspiration to
everyone especially the young generation through his hard work and commitment,”
he said.
Claudius Nyanga is survived by a wife, four children and
six grandchildren. H Metro
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