A Harare ZRP police officer who took a service pistol and last month allegedly went on a robbery spree, is in court for crime which he connived with two other accomplices.
Mr Kudakwashe Godini (28) hatched a plan with Nicholas Zvirevo (27) and Witness Chako (39) to rob Harare residents and were stopped during their first raid in the city, according to state papers for the charges currently on trial by Harare magistrate Mr Milton Serima.
Godini booked a pistol at Kuwadzana Police Station which he used to commit the offence.
The State, led by Mr Sebastian Mutizirwa, opposed bail on the basis that the trio was facing a Third Schedule offence. Mr Serima remanded them in custody to December 29 this year.
He advised them to apply for bail at the High Court.
It is the State’s case that on November 14, the three proceeded to Simon Mazorodze flyover armed with a pistol. Pursuant to their plan, they attempted to raid the complainant who was walking along the flyover where Godini pointed a gun at him.
The gang ordered him to lie down or risk being shot.
In a movie style raid, the complainant jumped from the flyover and landed on top of a vehicle, which was passing by under the footbridge, before they could rob him.
The complainant reported the matter to the police, leading to the arrest of Zvirevo, who then implicated the other two. – State Media