Sharon Chikowore Mashonaland West Bureau
Police have warned farmers in resettlement areas to be wary of armed robbers targeting Government inputs under the Command Agriculture and Presidential Input Support Schemes. In an interview last week, Mashonaland West police spokesperson Inspector Clemence Mabgweazara said there were some unscrupulous individuals moving around the farms robbing people of the inputs.

“We are encouraging farmers to be wary of these armed robbers because we are receiving reports from several farmers who were robbed of their valuables,” he said.

“We discovered that these culprits will be mainly targeting farming inputs. However, they will steal whatever attracts their attention.”

Insp Mabgweazara said on January 6 Mr Edwin Malunga (34) and his wife, Bibi Jusa (33), of Sam Levy Sunside Central Farm in Nyabira were robbed of their valuables worth $1 600 by three armed robbers who fired one gunshot in the air to frighten them.

The robbers reportedly dragged Mr Malunga outside his house before tying his hands and covering his wife with a blanket so that she could not see what they were doing.

“The three had iron bars that they threatened to kill the victims with if they made any noise and proceeded to steal some groceries in their tuckshop, the complainant’s cellphone, solar inverter (8 watts), solar panel, 800 watts speaker and $300 cash all valued at $1 600 before disappearing,” he said.

Insp Mabgweazara said the couple reported the matter at Nyabira Police Station and investigations were in progress.

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