POLICE in Bulawayo yesterday arrested three suspected armed
robbers after opening fire, leaving two of the suspects injured.
The three, who are suspected to be linked to a spate of
robberies in the city, were nabbed after a tip off while drinking at
Highlanders Sports Club.
Police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango yesterday
said she had not received the report.
According to patrons at the sports club, police officers
stormed the club house and apprehended the suspects who had been drinking
there.
“Armed police officers stormed the club house and the three
men tried to run away. This resulted in the police officers shooting towards
their direction when they were outside the club house and two of them were
injured.
“They were apprehended. I think the police received a tip
off from members of the public,” said a patron who refused to be named.
Cases of armed robberies have been on the rise in Bulawayo.
Police have since confirmed that at least five cases were reported in the last
few weeks.
On Friday evening, three men, one armed with a pistol
pounced at TM supermarket in North End suburb.
The robbers ordered everyone to lie down before ransacking
tills and making away with a yet to be ascertained amount of money.
The robbers pounced minutes just before the shop closed and
started ordering till operators to hand over money they had before fleeing in a
white Mazda Demio.
Two days earlier, six gun-toting men raided Choppies
Supermarket in Bulawayo’s Pumula South suburb before getting away with more
than $700.
The suspects entered the shop disguised as shoppers and one
of them assumed a position at the door, fired a shot in the air before ordering
everyone to lie down.
The other five ransacked the tills in less than two minutes
and the robber manning the door reportedly fired three more shots while
ordering everyone to continue facing down and not to move an inch before the
gang made off in a getaway car.
Insp Simango is on record urging shop owners to increase
security at their premises and to avoid keeping large sums of money in their
tills especially towards closing times. Chronicle
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