5 nabbed for US$193k robbery

FIVE young men aged between 21 and 25 have been arrested for stage-managing a robbery along the Harare-Masvingo Highway on Sunday.

National police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi on Tuesday confirmed the arrest of the five. 

The suspects, Richard Banda (23), Tawananyasha Nyengerai (21), Lionel Chipenzi (25), Harrison Chiinge (24) and Calos Muwani (23), were accused of stealing US$193 900 and a cellphone from a Toyota Hiace vehicle travelling from Bulawayo to Harare.

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