2 armed robbers rearrested after Chivhu attack

BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA/PRIVILEGE GUMBODETE
TWO notorious armed robbers, who escaped from police custody in November and went on to terrorise citizens across the country, were rearrested by police in Chivhu last week following a robbery on January 16 in the small town.

Ashley Dube (21), Pardon Makuni (20) and Obert Mbengo, who is still at large, were serving a 10-year jail term at Hwahwa Prison when they escaped from ZRP Mzilikazi Station in Bulawayo, where they had been taken for questioning on other robbery and rape charges.

Police said the trio committed various violent crimes in Macheke and Marondera following their escape using machetes.

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