By Thupeyo Muleya
Police in Beitbridge have arrested a gang of seven armed robbers that terrorised residents, taxi drivers and villagers living close to the Limpopo River.
The group would use machetes, knives, and firearms to subdue their victims.
Matabeleland South police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Thabani Mkwananzi confirmed the arrests today.
He identified some of the gang members all from Beitbridge district as Conscious Gumbo alias Pride Ndou (27) of Mawale village, Philemon Chizani alias Man-fire (28) of Tshitaudze suburb in the border town, Handson Mhlanga (26) of Mawale, Thembani Ncube (26.
A 16-year-old suspect could not be named because of his age while the names of two others were being verified.
“One of the suspects, Philemon Chizani was shot in the leg during a fracas with the police detectives on Sunday in Beitbridge town,” said Asst Insp Mkwananzi.
“Five of the gang members were arrested in Mawale village and Beitbridge town on Sunday when our detectives tracked them.
The suspects had attacked four people on July 1 in two separate incidents and they were armed with knives, machetes and a pistol.”
He said in the first case, they had robbed a taxi driver and his passenger before stealing a pirate taxi (Honda Fit), they later dumped it near Lutumba along the road leading to Masvingo.
Asst Insp Mkwananzi said before dumping the Honda Fit, they used it to rob a couple in Mawale of R10 000 and flea markets wares worth thousands of dollars. The Chronicle
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Kill them
Good job don’t let them out soon
Mari yekuchengeta mhondi idzo inowanikwepi. Shoot to kill mhani. Zvinobuda very soon zvotangazve kuba ku….
Well done done
Vaita basa chaizvo ma guma guma iwaya anetsa
Well done magumaguma anoda zvemahara
Good job
Lowo kakhuphe uzozo we jesi yethu, uyase nyanyisa
Kill them all mot..r f..kers
Kill them
Boys ranetsa irori rakato wanda matsotsi anogara musango muna limpopo river
Well done zrp
Good job
CID zim muri kumberi
One of them ndamuziva ho raive tsotsi
Good job Police mbavha mujeri …100yrs vasadzoke futi ..
Where are you taking them? Tomorow they are in court then bail and back to what they know best, shoot them!!!