Josiah Garamukanwa is assisting police with investigations.
Investigations revealed that Garamukanwa went to the
offices on Monday and saw the acting district lands officer Ms Ruramayi Kunonga
and asked her of the status of a plot he once applied for.
He was told that currently there were no land allocations
that were being made.
It is alleged that Garamukanwa was hiding a 5-litre plastic
container that had petrol and on his way out, he poured the petrol along the
corridor before setting the fire.
An alert security guard then confronted him before police
who were nearby arrested Garamukanwa.
The Fire brigade was called in and they managed to
extinguish the fire which had destroyed two doors, corridor ceiling and had
damaged the walls.
National police spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul
Nyathi confirmed the incident.
“On November 22, 2021, police in Chegutu arrested Josiah
Garamukanwa aged 77 for a case of malicious damage to property which occurred
at Chegutu District Lands Offices. The suspect visited the offices inquiring on
the position of his application in which he applied for a piece of land.
“On leaving the premises the suspect produced a plastic
container containing petrol which was hidden in a plastic bag and poured it in
the corridor before setting the building on fire. The suspect tried to escape
but the Police officers who were on surveillance acted swiftly and arrested
him. The fire brigade extinguished the fire before any documents were
destroyed,” he said.
He said they were still conducting investigations on the case.
Herald
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