An EcoCash agent was reportedly robbed of US$5,300 in cash, US$1,100 worth of Econet airtime, and two mobile phones around 1 AM on Thursday, 7 August, by three suspects at his home near Mucheke Rank in Masvingo.
This incident comes amid a surge in theft and robbery cases in and around the Mucheke suburb in recent months.
Shepherd Mutetwa told The Masvingo Mirror that one of the robbers was armed with a pistol, another carried a machete, and the third was wielding a pickaxe.
The house where Mutetwa resides is located just a few hundred metres from Mucheke Rank. He sustained minor injuries during the incident.
When contacted for comment, Masvingo Police Spokesperson Inspector Kudakwashe Dhewa said he was in a briefing.
Mutetwa said the robbers tied his hands with shoelaces and ransacked the bedroom where he had been sleeping. He was alone in the house at the time of the robbery. Said Mutetwa:
I was sleeping in my rented house some 800 metres from my workplace. The robbers broke the house’s main door and when I woke up they were already in my bedroom.
They demanded money and ransacked the room. They took US$5 300 that was inside a bag, US$1 100 airtime, two mobile phones, one had an agent line with US$538 and a laptop. They tied my hands using shoelaces.
A neighbor had the commotion and came to my rescue. He ran away after the gun wielding robber tried to shoot him.
The robbers disappeared before neighbours alerted each other and came into the house. I filed a report at Chikato Police Station.
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