During cross-examination, a State witness Claudius Mutizwa, told the court that Gumbura had a large corner, a base where he stayed with his bodyguards and a secretary, David Mwanjira.
“Gumbura’s secretary used to record everything that he received,” said Mutizwa. Asked by Gumbura’s lawyer Mr Tapson Dzvetero where the records where, Mutizwa said they were taken by prison officers.
“Gumbura received 960 bricks of cigarettes and four boxes of pizza from his wives,” said Mutizwa. “I was friends with Gumbura’s secretary Mwanjira and sometimes I would help him record and keep the cigarettes.
“I used to work in the prison library and at one point I kept three sacks of cigarettes for Gumbura. On February 13, Gumbura asked me if I was happy with the type of food we were being served before saying Zimbabweans are foolish and have no guts.”
Gumbura is jointly charged with Blessing Chauke (25), Lucky Mhungu (38), Taurai Dodzo (47), Thomas Chacha (37), Thulani Chizema (32), Jacob Sibanda (28) and, Elijah Vhumbunu (38) and an armed robber, Lucky Matambanadzo (39).
The nine are accused of masterminding a foiled jailbreak at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison earlier this year. They are facing charges of attempting to escape from lawful custody, incitement in aggravating circumstances or alternatively conspiracy in aggravating circumstances for malicious damage to property.
Prosecutor Mr Michael Reza alleged that during the morning of February 13 in B Hall, Gumbura allegedly incited other inmates to protest over the type of food they were being served.
With the intention to escape, Chauke, Matambanadzo, Mhungu, Dodzo, Chacha, Sibanda, Vhumbunu, Chizema and three other inmates who are now deceased, influenced inmates to reject the porridge they were served, which had no sugar, it is alleged.
Violence erupted, with prisoners vandalising property whose value was estimated at $450 000.
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I tell you, this gumbura is a book and movie story. Also how one uses a church women as a harem for his sex appetite and keep the husbands as stupid to follow him in blindness, how he has power over prison guards, employ a secretary in bring in wives and contraband into prison! There is something unusual about his man. It definitely is an evil power but legendary.