An 11-month-old baby, who mysteriously disappeared on Saturday in Budiriro, Harare, sparking fears of a kidnapping, has been found.
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the positive development in a brief statement posted on X, announcing that the missing infant has been located and reunited with his parents.
However, the ZRP statement did not disclose the location or circumstances of the child’s discovery, nor did it provide any information regarding the woman allegedly involved in the toddler’s disappearance. The ZRP statement reads:
Reference is made to a viral social media post regarding a 11-month-old infant who went missing after being kidnapped by an unknown suspect in Budiriro on 07/06/25. The ZRP reports that the missing infant has been located and has been reunited with the parents.
Earlier, the child’s mother, Future Bonga, revealed that the alleged kidnapper, known only as Chihera, was a regular customer at their tuck shop. She said:
This lady used to buy at our tuck shop. I have known her for the past three months. She never said her name, so I used to call her Chihera.
On Saturday, she bought something in the morning and left her change. I went home in the afternoon, and she came to my house to collect her change.
I then rushed to the tuck shop to collect the money and left her with my 11-month-old baby.
When I returned, she pleaded with me to give her my child so that she could babysit and return him later.
I agreed and asked her to leave her phone number and directions to her house. Later on, around 5 PM, I went to collect the baby, but when I arrived at the place, I asked to see Chihera, but I was told she doesn’t stay there and they do not know anybody who fits that description, even neighbours didn’t know her.
We then filed a police report. The lady, however, once told me that she had never conceived in her lifetime.
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