An attempted border escape crashed hard when a roadblock in Chimanimani stopped a murder suspect cold, turning a late-night dash toward Mozambique into handcuffs and a holding cell.
Arrest At Zimbabwe Mozambique Border
Arrest At Zimbabwe Mozambique Border
- Elliot Nyambira, a Masvingo resident, landed in custody at Chimanimani.
- Officers nabbed him near the Mozambique crossing after a public tip.
- Roadblock teams flagged him while he headed east overnight.
- Travel papers were nowhere on him when the police checked.
- Muchaneta Makuwaza, aged 50, died in a case tied to her husband.
- Authorities linked Nyambira to her killing dated 16 February.
- Investigators are still piecing together what actually happened.
- A post-mortem will spell out the exact cause.
- Zimbabwe Republic Police confirmed the arrest through Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka.
- Chinyoka said the suspect planned to slip through an illegal entry.
- Transfer to Gutu is lined up for court and further probing.
- Police urged communities to settle disputes peacefully and avoid violence.
