A police officer recently appeared in court for allegedly
conducting illegal gold panning activities and stealing gold ore from Gaika Mine
where he was supposed to be guarding.
Donemore Nyashanu (33) of Mazvikite Village, Chief Mposi in
Mberengwa, a Support Unit operative, connived with five other members of the
joint task force who were guarding Gaika Mine and took advantage to conduct mining
activities and stole gold ore.
They were arrested by members of the Gaika Community
Ownership Scheme following a tip off.
Nyashanu was remanded in custody to May 6 for trial after
he appeared before Kwekwe magistrate Mr Storey Rushambwa facing illegal gold
panning charges.
Prosecuting, Miss Ethel Bhumure alleged that on April 11,
Nyashanu was part of a team comprising of police officers, Support Unit and
members of the army who are guarding the mine from unsanctioned panners.
On the same night around 3am, Nyashanu connived with five
others who are still at large, and took gold ore, which had already been mined,
but yet to be processed, from the mine and proceeded to Lloyds Compound for
processing.
Upon arrival at the compound, the six accused mobilised
local women to process the gold ore manually.
Members of the Gaika Mine Community Trust security
department, Raymond Chinyonga and Petros Makonde, got wind that there were
police officers who were processing gold at the compound and started conducting
investigations.
The two then teamed up and proceeded to the compound where
they ambushed the police officers. Upon noticing that they were rounded, the
officers fled from the scene, but Nyashanu was apprehended by the two members
of the mining trust. Herald
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