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Danisa Masuku
SIX robbers who have gone on the run allegedly raided a shop where they force-marched a shopkeeper to a toilet and locked him up before helping themselves to stocks from the shelves.
The incident happened last week on Friday in Bulawayo’s Kingsdale suburb.
A source close to the incident said Mduduzi Moyo (21) closed the shop at around 8 pm and retired to bed in one of the rooms at the shop.
While he was sleeping, the gang struck.
They forced open the shop door using an iron rod and gained access to the shop.
“They found him sleeping and woke him up before force-marching him to the toilet where they locked him up. They took an assortment of groceries that included: 20x10kg mealie-meal, 20x2kg sugar, 6x2kg rice, 6x500g peanut butter, 6x500mls stir-milk,18x 2litre orange crush drink, 3x2kg flour, 2 packs of king curls snacks, 8×2 litres cooking oil, 5 pairs of school shoes, 5 speaker boxes, one box of pens, one box of pencils, 8×32 pages exercise books, 4×2 kg surf and two cases of tinned fish,” said the source.
The source added: “They loaded the items in a getaway car before they drove off.”
The incident was reported to the police.
Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube confirmed the incident.
“We are investigating a case of robbery that occurred at one of the shops in Kingsdale. We would like to appeal for information that may lead to the arrest of the accused persons. Anyone with information may contact any nearest police station,” he said.
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