Two men suspected of luring women with fake job offers in a WhatsApp group and subsequently raping them were caught in a trap set by residents. Macdonald Manzungu and Tedious Nyashanu, both 20, were apprehended on Saturday evening, reported <a href="https://www.hmetro.co.zw/they-used-whatsapp-to-lure-their-victims-and-then-walked-into-a-trapl-two-suspected-rapists-nabbed/">H-Metro</a>.
The suspects were handed over to the police and are currently in custody at Chikwanha Police Station in Chitungwiza, awaiting court proceedings as investigations continue. 
The trap was orchestrated by a youth leader from Charigwati Village in Seke, who mobilised other local youths, including Kudakwashe Machipisa, Itai Mahachi, and Michael Shonhiwa.
They managed to contact the father of a woman from Waterfalls who had been raped in a previous incident and informed him of their plan to capture the perpetrators.
Using a friend of the victim as bait, they had her post a message in the same WhatsApp group, stating she was seeking a job as a housemaid. The suspects responded, promising her an employer willing to pay $60 more than her current salary of $100.
On Saturday evening, arrangements were made for the woman to meet the supposed “employment agents” near Chikwanha Shopping Centre in Seke.
Unbeknownst to Manzungu and Nyashanu, three groups had been set up to pursue them. As they walked with their latest victim toward Nyatsime College, the groups pounced on them near the Manhombo area, successfully apprehending the suspects.
This comes after the Police recently issued a statement, warning jobseekers against responding to job postings and dating requests on social media.
A 20-year-old woman was sexually abused after being lured to a secluded place at Charigwati Village Seke on December 06 this year.
The woman had responded to a fake job posting for a bar sales position.
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Two men in Chitungwiza were caught raping women they lured with fake job offers on WhatsApp. Residents set a trap and caught the two suspects, Macdonald Manzungu and Tedious Nyashanu. They were handed over to the police and are waiting for court. The trap was set up by local youths, and they caught the suspects when they tried to meet a woman for a fake job. The police warned people not to trust job postings on social media. Another woman was also sexually abused by the suspects earlier.

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