Two members of the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and a member of the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were part of a gang of six suspected robbers arrested in Masvingo after a shootout with detectives, reported The Mirror.
When asked for a comment by the publication, ZNA deputy spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Alex Zuva referred questions to ZRP spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi who said he was not in a position to comment at the material time.
The suspects were arrested on Tuesday morning following a gun battle with officers from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) near Gokomere Mission along the Masvingo-Harare highway.
The six were reportedly part of an eight-man gang that had stolen gold ore in Mashava before fleeing using their getaway vehicle.
The suspects were involved in a road traffic accident when their Silver Toyota Wish vehicle collided head-on with a haulage truck moving towards Masvingo City.
Two of the suspects fled while the other six were arrested.
ZNA and ZRP just tell the nation who the robbers were than trying to hide it.It’s now common to find men from the army or police are now part of robberies taking place daily in Zimbabwe.No doubt about that.