Five nabbed for duping home seekers

Five men from Caledonia appeared at the Harare Magistrates Court last Friday facing fraud allegations after they sold non-existent residential stands to a police officer.

The five, Arthur Chidenhe (23), Kelvin Museti (23), Stephen Mashingaidze (31) and Life Majungura (26) were granted $50 bail each by Harare magistrate, Gamuchirai Siwardi, who remanded them to December 15.

According to the State, on a date unknown to the prosecutor, but in October this year, the complainant, Frank Masuka was approached who was the chief executive officer of a company which sells residential stands around the country.

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