Six armed robbers dressed up as cops are shaking down residents in rural Zimbabwe, and the same white Nissan Navara keeps showing up at every hit.
Fake cops running a fuel-accusation scam
Fake cops running a fuel-accusation scam
- Six guys are impersonating officers across Buhera and Hwedza.
- Their go-to move accuses victims of illegal fuel sales.
- A white Nissan Navara with plates AFK5642 ties them together.
- One suspect visibly carried a holstered pistol each time.
- Blessing Gutu lost US$190 at Mutiweshiri Business Centre.
- Robbers claimed they represented some high-ranking office.
- They cornered him in a bedroom behind his shop.
- Gutu reported the theft to the Dorowa Police Station afterward.
- Blessing Nyamurova got robbed of US$200 at his homestead.
- The gang introduced themselves as ZRP Wedza officers this time.
- Nyamurova spotted the same holstered weapon on a suspect.
- They bolted toward the Chivhu-Nyazura Road after scoring.
- Assistant Inspector Wiseman Chinyoka confirmed an active manhunt.
- Zero arrests or cash recovery have happened yet.
- Chinyoka urged people to always demand proper police ID.
- Public tips are critical for tracking down these suspects.