A MANAGER at a prominent wholesaler in Masvingo was
involved in a high-speed chase with Fawcett security guards for over 100km
after being suspected of stealing groceries from the shop in the dead of the
night.
The chase ended in an accident. Richards retail and
operations manager Edmond Nhidza escaped unhurt after he allegedly rammed his
vehicle onto a stationary Fawcett vehicle which had barricaded the road near
Makore Shopping Centre in Gutu.
Masvingo police spokesperson Chief Inspector Charity Mazula
confirmed the incident, but could not give further details.
“The matter that you have been asking about has since been
referred to court,” she said. However, Nhidza failed to appear in court after
his lawyer requested more time to enable his client to receive medical
attention after suffering a stroke..
It is understood that Nhidza was allegedly spotted stealing
groceries from an N. Richards shop in Masvingo at night by Fawcett undercover
security officers who had been deployed to monitor his movements.
This was after his employers had suspected that he was
looting groceries from the warehouse.
A Fawcett security guard who refused to be named alleged
that Nhidza was approached by the security guards who intended to search his
vehicle, but he sped off.
It is alleged that Fawcett security later spotted Nhidza
near Mutendi Farm about 70 kilometres outside Masvingo along the
Masvingo-Mutare highway.
When he was spotted, Nhidza led Fawcett security guards on
a high-speed chase for about 100km before ramming into the stationary Fawcett
vehicle in Gutu.
“Nhidza stole some groceries from the shop worth around $ 1
200. We suspect this was not the first time because he would usually leave
office late. He would use his laptop bags to carry the stolen groceries to his
car.
“On this particular day, Fawcett security guards asked to
search his vehicle after suspecting that there was something sinister about his
movements. He refused and sped off and we searched all over Masvingo but we
could not find him. We then alerted our branches in Gutu and Nyika to be on the
lookout. He was then spotted near Mutendi Farm and he immediately drove back
towards Masvingo before turning into Chiredzi-Chivhu road,” a security guard
who requested anonymity said.
The source said security guards in Gutu allegedly
barricaded the road intending to stop him but he continued speeding with the
intention of intimidating them so that they would remove the vehicle on the
road.
“He then rammed into a stationary vehicle. Fortunately, no
other person was injured,” said the security guard.
The source said Nhidza was later handed over to the police.
Herald
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