He has now hailed the police after they recovered his
Toyota Quantum worth more than US$20 000.
Kurirai Marufu of Munashe Funeral Services, who is based in
South Africa, apologised to law enforcement agents over his remarks in which he
criticised them.
Kurirai gathered his relatives on Thursday in Harare for a
press conference where he hailed the police for recovering his stolen vehicle.
“You never know how important police are until you get
exposed to criminals,” said Kurirai.
“I was duped by someone I trusted very much when he hired
my vehicle before disappearing.
“One of my relatives advised me to lodge a police report against him, but I had lost faith in the ZRP some time ago. He convinced me and I lodged a report, and the investigating officer with his team proved me wrong.
“The vehicle was tracked and recovered in Rusape where it was parked at the suspect’s rural home. Today, I gathered you to apologise to the Ministry of Home Affairs as well as police commanders for undermining their capabilities.
“Ndakataura mashoko ekutsoropodza police nekuti pane
mumwechete akanga atadza basa,” said Kurirai.
The suspect, Ramel Mataranyika, has since appeared in court
and remanded out of custody on $10 000 bail. He was arrested again, soon after
paying bail, on other five car theft charges and his accomplice, only
identified as Cephas, is still at large.
Mataranyika hired Kurirai’s Toyota Quantum from South
Africa and crossed the border into the country.
It was recovered at his rural home without registration plates.
H Metro
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