A SECURITY guard employed by a Bulawayo company to man the
Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) offices in the city centre died yesterday
after he shot himself three times in a suspected case of suicide, police confirmed.
Amos Mboni (56) from Njube suburb shot himself using his
employer’s service gun at the Zimra yard at the corner of Fort Street and 8th
Avenue after reportedly going for four months without pay.
Bulawayo acting police spokesperson Inspector Abednico
Ncube confirmed the incident. “The deceased was employed by a security company
and when he arrived at his work place at 6AM, he was handed a revolver by his
colleagues who were knocking off from duty,” he said.
Insp Ncube said people who were in the building heard three
gun shots and rushed to the scene. They found the deceased bleeding as a result
of gunshot wounds.
“The victim had shot himself three times. Two times on the
left nipple while the third shot hit his collar bone.He died on the spot,” he said.
When The Chronicle visited the scene, the police had
collected the body and some employees were cleaning blood splattered on the
floor.
In an interview at their home, one of Mboni’s daughters who
declined to be identified said her father was depressed.
“It’s so unbelievable that my father shot himself. My
father left home depressed because he had not been paid for almost four months
at his workplace. I was the one who was now working and fending for the family
and it was stressing him. The landlord would ask him for money for rent
everyday but he didn’t have it,” she said.
Mboni’s sister who also declined to be named said she was
not convinced that her brother had committed suicide.
“He left home around 5:20AM. He starts work at 6AM and said
he would come back in the evening. Amos loved his children, it’s murder, how
can he possibly shoot himself thrice? she asked.
Efforts to get a comment from the security company were
fruitless. Chronicle
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