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Armed Robber Shot Dead, US$35 000 Recovered From Satchel

1 year agoWed, 12 Apr 2023 05:06:26 GMT
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Armed Robber Shot Dead, US$35 000 Recovered From Satchel

An armed robber in an eight-man gang who raided ZX Fuels premises in Southerton, Harare early on Tuesday morning was shot dead by security guards and US$35 050 was recovered from a satchel he was carrying.

Circumstances were that the gang, who were wearing masks and woolen hats, went to the premises while armed with pistols, iron bars and hammers.

They attacked a security guard on duty and took the gate keys from the security guard and entered the premises.

The robbers used iron bars to force open safes and stole an undisclosed amount of money.

During the process, a reaction team from Safeguard Security Company arrived at the scene and was attacked by the robbers.

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A second reaction team went to the scene, resulting in a shootout between the guards and the robbers.

During the shootout, one of the robbers was then shot and died on the spot, while his other accomplices fled the scene.

Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi told The Herald that a manhunt had since been launched for the other robbers. He said:

From one of the suspects who was shot dead, police recovered US$35 050 cash, a pistol and implements used to commit crimes from a black satchel that he was carrying. Investigations are still in progress.

Armed robberies are on the increase in Zimbabwe as a lot of people now prefer storing value in US dollars often stocked away from formal banking institutions for fear of losing them.

According to the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency, Zimbabwe recorded 1 120 armed robberies in 2021, compared with 931 in the previous year.

In 2022, in a bid to reduce robberies and rampant gun crime in Zimbabwe, Mnangagwa extended a gun amnesty that allowed Zimbabweans illegally in possession of firearms to surrender them to the police with no questions asked.

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30 Comments

Sekuru gudo · 1 year ago
mbavha ngadziurawe well done safeguard
mukomana · 1 year ago
zvakaiwana ngwarati kudya ivete mbavhva ñemuroyi ngavafe
black jafcky · 1 year ago
mari yamakawana anayo iripi?
black jackk · 1 year ago
ko mari yamakawana anayo makaisepi? makadii kugovana
· 1 year ago
$35050, Pindula team ko $50 maisa kupi. corruption will never end in Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Sorojena · 1 year ago
Let's give kudos to the Safeguard reaction teams, that's indeed commendable, other security services dzanaMsiyamwa must follow suit. Pay these guards living salaries, fully equip them with proper and advanced equipment to ward off criminals. I've seen some security rapid response teams attending alarm scenes without putting on bullet proof vests and helmet ⛑ and moreover carrying cowboy revolvers that has a capacity of at least 6 rounds whilst criminals use pistols and AK rifles. Who told them that Honda Fit cars are ideally for rapid response. Security companies should invest on high powered vehicles on rapid response., a rapid response team should be at least 8 not two, a driver and gunner.
Yoyoyo · 1 year ago
HEEEEY 🤧@Kgosi da Ricch. I know u hate CCC supporters and u are the culprit deleting our comments since March. Too baaaad ziNdoveee💩💩 rakaitasewe won't silence us. Unonhuwa wiwii yechembere yakaita saAuxillia Mnangagwa mukanwa. Unonwa wiwii ya ED inenge yagara seven days muchigubhu coz he is a god to you. Fuuuuuuck you Kgosi u are a coward, Fuuuuuuck your mother, she licked my hard penis and she told me that inonaka more than your father's little diiick (chigusvi or chidora). She told me that I fuuucked her better than your dad ever did or will ever do to her. I am better man than your dad. Fuuuuck you, fuuuck your mother and fuuuck your weak father. Stuuuupid Zanu boy. Vote for CCC.
ndini · 1 year ago
these days ma1 kana munhu achigona kuvhura safe nema iron tools, what about door repa den. chero mudzimba vakupinda iyezvino
Anonymous · 1 year ago
Zviriko kusaziva kufa shuwa safeguard icompany yemaguards asi udzanai futi kumushaa kwamuri ikok mukoma kuti Man City ru.ma.mi.soo udzanai shoko ngarifambe
Trigger Happy Guard · 1 year ago
Eheka ndipo patinotodziridzirawo ipapa.mucham_ama henyu.we actually wanted to share the recovered loot among ourselves but pazoita murukaz anodyiswa nemaboss edu zvikabva zvadhakwa
aaaa · 1 year ago
zvipikiri 🔩🔩🔩🔩🔩🔩🔩zvacho
OG · 1 year ago
Ndozvipikiri here izvoo
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Gully_gad · 1 year ago
sando🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨🔨 kuna Guard
Anonymous · 1 year ago
Safeguard ndiyo yakauraya munhu boys kwete guard akamamiswa amatorerwa makey
Anonymous · 1 year ago
What are you saying? KuSafeguard hanti June maguards, Saka ukutichii?
· 1 year ago
kana uri kumusha Kumachonyonyo zvinonetsa kuziva kut safeguard chii haisi mhosva yako pamberi nekurima donje
Mr Dodo · 1 year ago
@Anonymous: Writing comments on Pindula articles is not by force.Its always a good idea to comment on issues which you understand. Stop behaving like a drunk dog 🐕 🥃
kkk · 1 year ago
idziwo idzi unotoshaya kuti chii kucommenta hakumanikidzwe
Drunk dog 🐕 🐕🐕🥃🥃🥃 · 1 year ago
We find the by delays by ZEC Lite in announcing the nomination results unacceptable. We call upon SADC and the international community to investigate.This ZEC like behavior erodes the citizens trust in the electoral processes in Zimbabwe.
pk · 1 year ago
uchenjere kudashurwa at 45°😂😂
Anonymous · 1 year ago
Hazvishamise ukazonzwa kuti the dead armed thug was a member of our security services sector eg ZNA, ZRP, ZDF, ZPS etc. Well done Safeguard Security service
Jim Munkuli · 1 year ago
stealing is so bad, see the consequences now , you are dead. vote for Chamisa CCC ❎
· 1 year ago
Mapurisa akukundwa basa nemasecurity guard
Security firms are more equipped than ZRP · 1 year ago
We have more rapid response vehicles than the ZRP.For instance ZRP MAZOWE DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS has 1 vehicle...YES just 1.imwechete.It runs ku Operations,attendsto +/-20% of crime scenes,nekutakura makorokoza vakuzvitsvagira mari mumasango umu,also covers team ye peace ndiyo yavanokumbira or better yet,use their private vehicles to go about government business.What disgusts us is that a whole Minister actually came for the groundbreaking ceremony & officially opened the offices.CRY MY BELOVED PEOPLE,CRY.
Guard · 1 year ago
Mazviona we are more experienced than ZR*.We shot the robber dead
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