A Mbudzi Roundabout businessman has been nabbed for allegedly possessing stolen property.
Mafios Musengeni allegedly bought some window panels unaware they had been stolen.
The case has been reported under IRB 5140114 at Mbudzi Roundabout police post.
Musengeni said:
“I purchased these window panels from someone whom I don’t know.
“I gave him US$15, with the intention of selling it at a cost of US$25.
“He approached me claiming that he was selling these window panels since he wanted to raise money for his family upkeep.
“This is my first time to buy stolen property, although l buy things from several people, with different backgrounds.”
A source said:
“These window panels were discovered by the owner who had made them before he called security.
“The house I was building had all the window frames stolen, this could be the same person.”
In other news, FIVE police officers stationed at ZRP Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport base were nabbed and yesterday hauled to court to answer to charges of criminal abuse of office.
They allegedly received payments from some vehicle owners, which are not part of the Zupco franchise, to allow the buses to drive into the central business district (CBD).
Belinda Kafesu, Calvin Zhou, Clemence Chirume, Tatenda Mugova and Sithandweyinkosi Thebe appeared before Harare magistrate Stanford Mambanje.
They were all released on $20 000 bail.
Allegations are that on May 3, Superintendent Albert Zhou, and eight other police officers from PGHQ internal investigations, were on surveillance along Chiremba Road.
It is alleged they noticed the five officers manning a roadblock at the corner of Chiremba and Alexandra Road.
They also noticed there were some non Zupco kombis, which were stopping at the road block site, dropping conductors.
The conductors would then meet Chirume before returning to their vehicles.
The State alleges deals were being cut to allow the non-Zupco kombis to pass the roadblock and ferry passengers into central Harare.
The PGHQ Internal Investigations team, led by Zhou, then approached the roadblock site and introduced themselves.
Source:Hmetro
