Illegal Money Changer Gunned Down... Robbers Get Away With US$20 000
An illegal foreign currency dealer was shot and killed by robbers outside a lodge in Bulawayo’s Kumalo suburb who with reports claiming that they went away with US$20 000.
Madakwa Mapako (48) was gunned down at around 8 PM on Thursday near Continental Lodge where he had gone to make a transaction, his young brother Pardon.
Bulawayo Province Police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident but said the deceased was killed in the company of his girlfriend. Said Ncube:
Police are investigating a case of murder which occurred outside a hotel in Bulawayo where a male adult, Madakwa Mapako was shot on the chest by armed robbers.
The deceased had gone with a girlfriend to the hotel where he was only booked for 30 minutes. Upon getting out of the hotel, as he was trying to get into the car, a man emerged from the back and grabbed him. Two men joined in and in the ensuing scuffle. Mapako was shot on the chest.
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However, Pardon accused the police of inefficiency, saying his brother had been stalked by the robbers since February 21 and a report was made to the police.
