Nyanyadzi hidden treasure: Top cops acquitted

A MUTARE regional court has acquitted three senior police detectives from the Asset Forfeiture Unit headquarters who were accused of digging up a homestead in Nyanyadzi, Manicaland province, in search of an undisclosed hidden treasure in 2022 saying they were acting within the confines of the law.

The trio — Shephered Tachiona, Mkhululi Nyoni and Monica Madzima — was acquitted by magistrate Fadzai Mthombeni at the close of the State case.

They were charged with criminal abuse of duty as public officers, as defined in section 174(1)(a) of the Criminal Law (Codification and Reform) Act [Chapter 9:23].

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