Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. A Canadian diplomat, Jennifer Lee Boudreau, has reported a break-in at her residence to the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP), allegedly authorised by Canada’s ambassador to Zimbabwe, Adler Aristilde.
According to an internal police memo from Marlborough Police Station in Harare, obtained by ZimLive, Boudreau returned to her home on Quorn Avenue in Mt Pleasant at around 4 PM on December 6 and noticed her wardrobe door was open.
She questioned her security guard, Last Murapa, who initially claimed ignorance but later admitted knowing about the incident.
Murapa told police that earlier that day, around 10:30 AM, while Boudreau was at work, the embassy’s regional security manager, Franis Limbikani, arrived at the property with a duplicate key and accessed her apartment.
Limbikani allegedly retrieved the hard drive from the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system stored inside the wardrobe, replaced it with a blank hard drive, and instructed Murapa not to record his visit in the log book or inform anyone about it.
On December 7, Boudreau confronted Ambassador Aristilde about the incident. She was shocked to learn that Aristilde not only knew about the unlawful entry but had directed it.
The ambassador had instructed Jennifer Jacob, the embassy’s property officer, to take a duplicate key and retrieve the CCTV hard drive from Boudreau’s apartment. Jacob then ordered Limbikani to carry out the task.
Boudreau reported the incident to the foreign office in Canada, which acknowledged receipt of her report and promised to initiate an investigation. Reads the memo:
Noting a delay in the investigation of the matter by the Canadian headquarters, on December 11, 2024, at around 10.30 AM complainant made a report at ZRP Marlborough.
The incident is being investigated by the ZRP as a case of “unlawful entry in aggravating circumstances.”
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