Justin Nyamakanga Dodzo, Godfrey Magadu and Tafadzwa
Mupfuurira yesterday appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court facing four
counts of unlawful entry.
The trio was not asked to plead to the charges when they
appeared before magistrate Mrs Judith Taruvinga who remanded them in custody to
today for continuation of their bail application.
The State, through the investigating officer, opposed the
granting of bail to the trio, saying they were flight risks and also likely to
commit similar offences.
The investigating officer also said Dodzo had breached bail
conditions and evaded trial at Kadoma Magistrates Court where he was issued
with an arrest warrant, for a similar offence.
Dodzo is said to have again, failed to avail himself at the
Harare Magistrates Court where he is facing another 14 counts of unlawful
entry. He was also issued with an arrest warrant.
The State said it wanted to verify whether Magadu and
Mupfuurira had other cases and previous convictions.
Prosecutor Mr Lancelot Mutsokoti, told the court that on
July 21 this year, Minister Nyoni left Clinton Nkala, who is a caretaker and
Steady Chikwaya from the police protection unit, manning her house.
The next day, Nkala, locked the doors and left Chikwaya on
guard.On July 23, at around 5.45am, Nkala was awakened by Chikwaya who wanted
to know why he had left the doors open during the night.
Nkala is said to have told Chikwaya that he had locked the
doors when he retired to bed. They conducted a check around the house and
noticed that the television set was missing and further checks revealed that
various household items had been stolen. Minister Nyoni’s son, Dumisani,
reported the matter to police.
Mr Mutsokoti said on August 16 this year at around 2am
Joseph Mudehanha of Chisipite, was in his house when the three burglars stormed
his house and knocked on the bedroom door.
Mudehanha answered to the knock and saw Dodzo and his
co-accused in his house armed with knives and iron bars.
The trio allegedly ordered him to lie on the floor and
demanded cash. Mudehanha told them he had no money before the accused ransacked
the house and stole a bicycle and three cellphones.
The suspects then went to the room where Prisca Chimbare,
who is employed as a maid, was sleeping and assaulted her before taking her
cellphone.
On August 9, the three allegedly broke into Florence
Marechera’s house in Vainona at around 1am and stole a 50 inch TV set, a
laptop, printer, spare wheel and other valuables all worth US$5 000.
On August 17, Mudehanha spotted Godfrey Chamunoda riding
his stolen bicycle at Chisipite Shopping Centre and confronted him. Chamunoda
then told Mudehanha that he had bought the bicycle from Magadu.
Magadu then led police to Glen Norah B in Harare where
Dodzo and Mupfuurira were arrested at their residences. Herald
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