Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. 2The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) yesterday announced that they had arrested nine suspected armed robbers during raids and a shootout in Southerton.
The suspects were identified as Misheck Takawira Njowa (24), Jonas Daniel Mubaiwa (22), Shadreck Njowa (20), Job Nyashadzaishe Njowa (26), Cloudious Pemberengwa (39), Shepherd Magorimbo (30), Sydney Takavada (40), John Amon Ndlovu (34), and Godwin Chawaguta (33).
These individuals have been linked to a spate of armed robbery cases that occurred in and around Harare between October 25 and December 13, 2023, NewsDay reported citing the police statement. The police received a tip-off that led them to Misheck, Shadreck, and Mubaiwa, who were involved in a robbery earlier in the day. They targeted a taxi driver, stealing his Toyota Porte vehicle, US$10, and a cell phone after hiring him from central Harare to Southerton.
Acting on the information, detectives from the CID Vehicle Theft Squad swiftly moved in and apprehended the suspects at Dongo Village in Neshangwe, Sadza. The police were able to recover the stolen vehicle, along with an AK assault rifle, a cellphone, an electric shocker, two kitchen knives, cables, and a pair of handcuffs.
Further investigations led to the arrest of Pemberengwa and Ndlovu at Duplex Flats in Old Highfield. These individuals then implicated Magorimbo, Takavada, Job, and Chawaguta, leading to their subsequent arrests in different locations in Harare and Chitungwiza. These arrests resulted in the recovery of a Toyota Wish getaway car, a Vektor pistol with ammunition, and a .303 rifle.
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