Police arrested Sekai Vumbunu in connection with an armed robbery that netted US$36,000 from a suspected foreign currency dealer on Friday near Leopold Takawira Avenue in Bulawayo. Authorities apprehended Nehemiah Dladla after a high-speed chase through the Mbundane suburb, and he implicated Simon Dube, who was captured near Nketa 6 Service Station. Investigators determined that Vumbunu provided intelligence about targets' movements as an illegal money changer.
The suspects face charges tied to four robberies between June 25 and Oct. 3. Officers recovered US$2,000, and a Toyota Fortuner used in the crimes. Commissioner Paul Nyathi credited public tips for the breakthrough in cases linked to the Vumbunu family, whose members, Abraham and Elijah, await extradition from South Africa for the US$4 million Ecobank heist that occurred on Oct. 3 last year.
The suspects face charges tied to four robberies between June 25 and Oct. 3. Officers recovered US$2,000, and a Toyota Fortuner used in the crimes. Commissioner Paul Nyathi credited public tips for the breakthrough in cases linked to the Vumbunu family, whose members, Abraham and Elijah, await extradition from South Africa for the US$4 million Ecobank heist that occurred on Oct. 3 last year.
