By Langton Ncube|A former police officer has been jailed for allegedly pretending  to be a member of the Zimbabwe National Army’s Military Police and accusing an Indian businessman Jayesh Shah of plotting with Saviour Kasukuwere and Ignatius Chombo to assassinate President Emmerosn Mnangagwa before stealing over $90 000.

According to the state media, Fortune Sibanda (31) appeared before Harare magistrate Ms Rumbidzai Mugwagwa facing robbery charges and was remanded in custody to December 28.

He was sentence to three years for robbing an Indian businessman of $56 000 at a fake road block. Sibanda allegedly committed the offence while on bail pending appeal of the conviction and sentence.

The court heard that on November 28, Sibanda teamed up with Elvis Machinga, Vengai Shoko, Gift Chimuka and others only identified as Matuke, Maruke and Banda.

They went to No. 108 West Road, Avondale West in Harare and forcibly entered Shah’s office after having failed to locate him the previous day.

The court heard that they accused him of dealing with Chombo and Kasukuwere. They also accused Shah of sponsoring the Zanu-PF G40 faction in a conspiracy to assassinate the President, money laundering and hoarding cash among other crimes.

Sibanda and his co-accused told Shah he was under arrest together with his secretary Louise Smith.

They subdued them and ransacked the office and stole $15 600, 410 Singapore dollars, 3 050 Dubai Dhiram, 16 000 Thai Bhat and 4 000 Hong Kong dollars.