Video of Zimbabwean soldiers, police alleged robbery at a house Belvedere, Harare goes viral
There is a video circulating on social media showing Zimbabwean armed soldiers and police officers alleged robbery at a house in Belvedere, Harare caught on CCTV. The video was shared by Team Pachedu on Twitter,a whistle blowing group on social media.
Watch the video of Zimbabwean soldiers, police alleged robbery at a house Belvedere, Harare below:
A message circulating on Whatsapp reveals the following:
Armed robbery happened this evening at at about 9pm at my moms house. Edmonds Avenue, Belvedere. 7 guys dressed in army uniform and masked. Handcuffed n tied my cousin, wife, mom and his two friends and Forced them all on the ground. They had guns and even AK 47. Professionally tackled the guys and disarmed my cousin n took his gun. They are not amateurs. My cousins wife had managed to call for help before they got to her upstairs and dragged her downstairs. My mom had managed to tell the kids to lock themselves upstairs and not come out. The two guys who came to help shortly after being called by my cousins wife, arrived and were shot at as the 7 guys realized help had come and they made their escape by shooting the guys. One in hospital and other one got grazed in the head by a bullet so just missed death. They have cameras so if I get clips then I will send.
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It is not the first time that Zimbabwe armed forces have been accused of robbery.
In July some members of the Zimbabwe army were nabbed by the police after a conducting and armed robbery in Chinhoyi recently.
The gang was a mix of serving soldiers, gold panners and unemployed civilians.
A gang of 12 robbers armed to the teeth pounced on Chidamoyo Hospital in Hurungwe at around 4am on the 6th of July and forced march sister Cathy McCathy to to the hospital office and made away with USD 1700 and ZWL 3000.
She and other security guards at the hospital were left 500 metres from the hospital.
Among the robbers are seven members of the ZNA namely Ishmael Zibula, Spencer Chigondo, Ruka Matemai Bitone, James Bhebhe, Trust Hapanyengwi, Mighty Nyoni, Chadmore Chakaingesu and Tozivei Kunyangamara an ex soldier.
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The robbers were later arrested at a roadblock in Chinhoyi mounted by soldiers and police officers.
Cases of armed robbery have increased in Zimbabwe with some of them coming from South Africa.
Minister of Defence Oppah Muchinguri told parliament that the morale of the soldiers were at their lowest due to the challenges facing the economy with their salaries eroded by inflation and the depreciation of the Zim dollar. Muchinguri was appearing before the parliamentary portfolio committee on security when she was asked about incidents where the army have been receiving bribes from motorists at roadblocks.
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Video of Zimbabwean soldiers, police alleged robbery at a house Belvedere, Harare goes viral