HARARE – Businessman-cum-musician Energy Mutodi who was arrested yesterday on charges of fraud involving US$6 million today wept after he failed to write an exam at University of Zimbabwe.
Lawyers representing Mutodi had liased with the police to allow him to sit for a Masters of Business Administration exam but he was not allowed to sit for an examination in research methods after turning up at the examination centre 25 minutes late.
The exam started at 9am and no students were to be allowed in the examination room after 9:30am.
Mutodi who was escorted by police details arrived five minutes before cut off time but procedure s carried out to allow him to sit for the examination took a further 10 minutes and the registrar barred him from sitting for the examination.
Mutodi who is alleged to have swindled several civil servants of money amounting to US$6 million was arrested yesterday after sitting for an examination. He is still assisting police with investigations. The Herald
