Following the arrest of police officer Wellington Ndoro (36) and Mzilikazi resident Felias Mvula (54) on December 14th for attempted robbery, police have apprehended five other gang members linked to a series of armed robberies committed between May and December 2023.
National Police Spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrests.
“ZRP confirms the arrest of Silence Kwangwa (26), Ayanda Ncube (32), Julias Mugwagwa (28), Douglas Rizani (32) and Edzayi Madondo (38) in connection with a spate of armed robbery cases which occurred in and around Bulawayo and Victoria Falls between May and December 2023, where the suspects would target business and residential premises for families and business people who keep large sums of money at home,” Nyathi said.
“On 22nd December 2023, police acted on received information leading to the arrest of the five suspects, whom upon being interviewed, implicated their accomplices, Wellington Ndoro (26) and Felias Mvula (54), who are already in custody on remand after they were arrested in Victoria Falls for another robbery case which occurred on 14 December 2023.”
Nyathi said the arrest has so far cleared 11 robbery cases, some of the cases include a robbery case in which the suspects attacked a milling company in Bulawayo on 23 September 2023 and went away with a safe containing US$ 40 000.
“Another robbery case that occurred on 2d November 2023, in which they allegedly attacked some security guards on duty at a company premise in Belmont, Bulawayo before breaking into offices where they stole US$19 204-00 cash, 2.2 kilogrammes of gold, two laptops, CCTV DVR, various cell phones and other valuables, all worth US$154 304-00,” he said.
“Investigations by the police led to the recovery of a blue Honda Fit vehicle registration number AEQ 3032, a 9mm CZ Pistol with erased serial numbers, Cash safe, CCTV DVR, Asus Laptop, HP 255 laptop, MAC Book, Huawei 8i cellphone, Samsung Tablet SMT560, Infinite Smart 6 cellphone, two Huawei cellphones, three Itel Smartphones, Samsung A34 cellphone, KG Tel cellphone, an Iphone, Samsung 20 Smartphone, 2000 Pakistan Rupees from Silence Kangwa’s residence in Trenance, Bulawayo.”
