Robberies have become rampant in our society. Some Zimbabweans have even made headlines for carrying out such crimes abroad and in the case of those in the UK, deportation is underway.
Individuals who we least expected to be caught up in the robbery allegations have been caught up in such crime. For instance, the former President Mugabe’s son and later a member of the Presidential Guard.
Regardless of who it was, most of the criminals got away with items of significant value. This is a stark contrast to the four armed robbers in Bulawayo that managed to get away with US$1.
On Wednesday 8 September, the four robbers are said to have smashed a bedroom window at Montgomery Plot in Bulawayo. They gained access to the house and proceeded to tie the family members. The robbers are said to have been wearing balaclavas and were armed with a machete, wire and axe.
Two of the gang members stayed in the yard while the other two went into the bedroom and proceeded to tie up the home owner with a wire. After the whole family was tied up, the robbers ransacked the house and found US$1.This was in addition to two blankets, TV, decoder and a car battery.
After managing to untie himself, the home owner reported the incident to the police.
Bulawayo police spokesperson Abneco Ncube confirmed the incidence and has pleaded to anyone with information on the thieves to report it to the nearest police station.
Inspector Ncube also recently pleaded with the public for any information that will lead to the arrest of the men who stabbed a landlord in the buttocks.