Brandon Matongera (24) hired four accomplices to stage a
robbery at his workplace.
He gave them US$500 as reward from the loot.
Manicaland provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Nobert
Muzondo confirmed the arrest of Matongera, Tinashe Juru , Liberty Mwenye,
Tafadzwa Joshua Musasa and Anthony Jaha.
He said on March 23, Matongera who was employed as a
counter clerk at Zimpost Buhera and also as an agent of Access Forex reported
for duty and started cleaning the shop.
“In his initial report to the police, he said while he was
cleaning the veranda, two unknown suspects came to the shop and he went inside
to assist them.
“Matongera claimed that he was robbed by the suspects after
one of them pulled out a firearm. Matongera claimed that the ‘robbers’ demanded
cash and he led them to the counter where he unlocked the safe and surrendered
US$3 100 and $2 500 and ZWL2 500.
“After taking the cash, the two ‘suspects’ took Matongera’s
phone and force-marched him to their vehicle which was parked outside the post
office,” said Inspector Muzondo.
He added: “Matongera claimed that the suspects bundled him
into their vehicle which was being driven by the third suspect. Matongera also
claimed that he was dropped at a bushy area near Nerutanga Business Centre.”
According to Matongera’s claims, he then went back to the
road and boarded another vehicle which took him back to Buhera.
He made a report at ZRP Buhera.
However, three days later, police investigations revealed
that the suspects had used a Honda Fit which was registered under Enos Dara to
commit the crime.
When Dara was contacted, he confirmed that the vehicle
belonged to him, before adding that it was being used as a taxi by Musasa.
This led to Musasa’s arrest and the recovery of the
vehicle.
Musasa implicated Matongera who had purported to be the
complainant.
Investigations revealed that Matongera had staged the armed
robbery case to steal from his employer. Manica Post
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