By Terrence Mawawa Gutu| In a typical movie style incident, a daring Gutu man stole cash from a police roadblock hideout after watching the cops stashing the regular money collected from motorists.
Eston Mavengano of Old Location, Mpandawana Town, spotted three cops -Constables Matutu, Nyenje and Nyakomaba -stashing the money some few metres from the roadblock.
Speaking at the Gutu magistrate’s court, last week, Mavengano said the cops had the habit of sharing the lumpsums among themselves so he says he wanted to take the money to the Gutu Officer in Charge. Unfortunately Mavengano later contradicted himself during cross examination.
“I heard people saying it is easy to take cash from corrupt police officers so I decided to watch their actions. I saw them placing the cash at their hideout. I then decided to take the money. One of them spotted me and they began chasing me. I only managed to take $12 since I dropped the rest of the notes. The cops threw stones at me and one of the officers confiscated my cell phone. The police officers then arrested me and I was brutally assaulted,” said Mavengano.
He further claimed the cops accused him of attempting to attack them while doing their normal duties.
“They severely assaulted me and they also forced me to change my statement,” he said.
The three cops also threatened Mavengano to remain mum on the cash hiding-place. The case is expected to continue next week.