TWO pirate taxi operators lost their Honda Fit vehicles to
unknown carjackers in separate incidents in Bulawayo on Wednesday night.
The first incident involved four unknown men who carjacked
a Honda Fit driver they had hired from Plumtree Town to Bulawayo.
The second one involved an unknown man who hired a Honda
Fit driver to take him to Lochview suburb and when they arrived at his
destination he tricked the driver into exiting the car before speeding off in
it.
Bulawayo acting police spokesperson Inspector Abednico
Ncube said the incident involving four men was being treated as a carjacking
and robbery while the second is theft of vehicle.
“Both incidents occurred on Wednesday with the first one
involving four men who hired a Honda Fit driver from Plumtree to take them to
Bulawayo.
“The driver charged P400 and they paid him P200 before
embarking on the journey. When they
reached Emganwini turn in Bulawayo, they instructed the driver to drive to
Emganwini suburb.
“As the driver made the turn, one of the passengers
instructed him to stop as he wanted to relieve himself,” he said.
“Instead, he moved to the driver’s door and opened it and
started pulling him out of the car with his accomplices also joining in.
Fearing for his life the driver escaped to a bushy area and they drove away in
his car.”
Insp Ncube said the second incident occurred at about 11PM
where an unknown man likely in his 30s approached a Honda Fit driver who had
parked his car near Haefelis Restaurant and Fast Food outlet.
He said the man requested to be driven to Lochview suburb
and offered to pay $30.
“The driver drove him to a house in the suburb. The
passenger requested the driver to wait for him as he was collecting something
and wanted to go back to town.
“He entered a house and within five minutes he brought an
empty 20 litre container which the driver ordered him to put it in the car
boot,” he said.
“However, he told the driver that he couldn’t open the
boot, forcing the driver to exit his car and assist him. But he rushed to the
driver’s seat and when the driver tried to pursue him, he pushed him to the
ground and entered the car and locked himself inside before speeding off.”
Insp Ncube said both cars and the suspects have not been
located yet.
He urged motorists to be on the lookout as some of their
purported clients are turning out to be criminals. Chronicle
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