Armed robbers pounce on Mukuru in Silobela 

Prisca Manyiwa

A gang of six armed robbers pounced on Mukuru orange booth at Silobela Cross Roads Business Centre on Tuesday afternoon and got away with cash and cellphones.

The Zimbabwe Republic Police in Midlands Province has confirmed the robbery incident.

Mukuru money transfer agent booth at Cross roads Business Centre, in Silobela was

 robbed of cash amounting to USD$1800, ZAR7800  and two cellphones by a gang of six

man brandishing three pistols. The incident occurred on 28 February 2023 at about 1245

hours," said Midlands ZRP spokesperson Inspector Emmanuel Mahoko.

Circumstances surrounding the incident are that, the robbers reportedly pounced on the booth which was manned by a teller and a security guard whilst the teller was busy serving customers.

The six unknown men arrived and joined the queue pretending to be part of the customers in need of services.

Three of them then entered the booth and they all produced pistols and instructed all clients in the booth to lie down.

They allegedly instructed the teller to surrender all the cash that was available in the shop.

One of the robbers reportedly pushed the workers into one corner and hand cuffed them together, using the security guard`s handcuffs.

It is said that they then ransacked the Mukuru booth and took away the money and cellphones. They then left the shop, got into an unregistered silver Toyota wish and drove away towards Nkayi, along Silobela-Nkayi road.

The police have appealed to members of the public to assist them with necessary information in their investigation.

"We appeal to members of the public for any information that can lead to the arrest of the suspected robbers," said Inspector Mahoko.