Zim Now Writer
A Harare traditional healer recently lost US$3 000 to two men who posed as police officers.
The two, George Chiringa, 53, from Westgate and Onsimo Maruke, 50, appeared before Harare magistrate Dennis Mangosi on Monday, who remanded them out of custody to May 30 on US$100 bail each.
Prosecutor Rufaro Chonzi told the court that on April 26 this year, Chiringa and Maruke phoned Oliver Dzviti, pretending to be clients seeking his services at a shrine in Zimre Park.
They reportedly drove to Dzviti’s house and introduced themselves as police details who had come to arrest him for escaping from Chinhoyi Prison sometime in 2009.
Chonzi further alleged that Chiringa and Maruke dragged Dzviti from his shrine, claiming that they were taking Ruwa Police Station.
Along the way, the court heard, the suspects demanded US$7 000 from Dzviti so they could set him free but he managed to give them US$3 000 before they then drove away, leaving Dzviti stranded.
The vehicle’s registration number was taken during the offence and investigations led to the duo’s arrest.
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