Zimbabwe People’s Front president Owen Kuchata, Borman Ngwenya, a soldier attached to military intelligence; Solomon Makumbe (29), a Zimbabwe National Army corporal; and Silas Pfupa (37), an ex-soldier will appear for trial at the High Court on September 18 facing treason charges after being arrested last year for plotting to bomb the first family’s Alpha Omega Dairy’s processing plant and a tuckshop during the night. Kuchata is serving nine years for banditry and money-laundering.
The four allegedly established a training base in Mapinga, Mashonaland West province, where they planned to commit terror acts, sabotage and banditry. The court heard that they allegedly proceeded to President Mugabe’s rural home in Zvimba where they carried out a survey to identify points to attack.
It is further alleged that they held several meetings at Queens Hotel in Harare planning how they would attack. Police received a tip-off that the four were planning to bomb Alpha Omega Dairy’s processing plant and a tuckshop during the night and arrested them after laying an an ambush about 100 metres from their intended target.
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