Emmanuel Chitsika
Masvingo police detectives on June 30, 2022 at around 1300 hours busted a gang of suspected armed robbers believed to have committed a series of robberies in the Midlands province targeting mainly Mvuma and Mberengwa.
Masvingo provincial police spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa confirmed the arrest and said investigations are underway to establish the actual number of cases and value of stolen goods, though so far six cases linked to the trio have been recorded.
“Acting vigilantly, our detectives got wind of the information that a Toyota Wish linked to a recent robbery case in Mberengwa was driving towards Masvingo, the officers tracked and followed it up to Croco Motors where the three suspects were caught,” said Dhewa.
The trio of Rainos Takawira (43) of Matawa village, headman Musvuugwa under Chief Chivi who was driving the vehicle, 22 year-old Tinashe Marimo of Marimo village, Chief Mushaningwa and Praise Gudyanga (30) of Munyarari village under Chief Mapurisa were caught after dumping the Toyota Wish at the open space near Delta Beverages and hiking Harare-bound transport.
Marimo and Gudyanga boarded a Harare-bound Zupco bus while Takawira after parking the vehicle, threw the car keys out through the window before going to look for a lift along Masvingo-Harare highway under the watchful eyes of the detectives who pounced on them.
The suspects had two pistols in their possession, one with four live rounds and the other with five. An undisclosed amount of cash was recovered as well as cellphones.
The trio is reportedly assisting police towards where the hid a safe stolen from Mberengwa.
