Tendai Chibwe (46) was charged with fraud, was remanded on
US$100 bail by Harare magistrate Mr Simon Kandiyero to September 26 pending
finalisation of investigations.
The Herald reports that Chibwe allegedly cheated Mr Nigel
Makono who had raised the money from well wishers. Prosecuting, Mr Thomas
Chanakira alleged that in January this year, Mr Makono’s niece, Ruth Hwarara,
fell ill and required an urgent kidney transplant surgery.
Mr Makono did not have funds to pay for the services, hence
he advertised on social media seeking donations from well-wishers. Mr Makono
received donations in his personal EcoCash account and decided to liquidate the
payment in order for him to receive more donations as his account had reached
its limit.
So on April 3, Mr Makono visited Chibwe Econet shop at
Thuli Service Station along Bulawayo Road in Dzivaresekwa 4, Harare, intending
to do a cash out transaction of US$6 000.
Mr Makono then transferred US$6 000 in batches. He had been assured by
Chibwe that money was readily available.
After the transfer, Chibwe allegedly only gave Mr Makoni
US$500 cash contrary to what he had said earlier.
Chibwe promised Mr Makoni to come back after 30 minutes but
Mr Makoni could not make the meeting since he was rushing to attend to his
niece at the hospital.
The court heard that Mr Makoni later made additional
transfers to Chibwe making the total amount to US$13 000 and Chibwe only paid
him a total of US$1 100.
Efforts to collect the balance did not yield anything as
Chibwe became evasive.
The total value stolen is US$13 000 and only US$ 1 100 was
recovered.
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