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Mzila-Ndlovu armed robbery case postponed
05 Dec 2013 at 10:42hrs | Views
Former National Healing, Reconciliation and Integration co-minister Moses Mzila-Ndlovu armed robbery case is far from over after a Bulawayo magistrate postponed the case to December 12, zimbabwefocus.com reported.
Mzila-Ndlovu's lawyer, Matshobana Ncube of Phulu and Ncube Legal Practitioners, made an application for the case to be dismissed today.
The application led to the case to be moved forward to December 12.
Mzila-Ndlovu is accused of armed robbery and theft of property worth $427. Mzila-Ndlovu was arrested on May 19 and property worth only $62 was recovered.
Mzila-Ndlovu denies the charges.
According to court records, Mzila-Ndlovu spotted two firewood poachers, Vupenyu Gumbo and Lucky Dube at his Magazine farm around 5pm and threatened to shoot them before allegedly robbing them.
Mzila-Ndlovu is said to have pointed a gun at the complainants and robbed them of their cash, car keys, cellphone and personal identity documents.
"He ordered both of them to lie down and to produce their identification particulars.
"The accused also demanded their cellphones. Vupenyu gave him his Samsung E250 with a NetOne SIM card. Lucky had no cellphone, but had his house keys which the accused took" records shows.
Mzila-Ndlovu allegedly later directed the two firewood poachers to load the firewood onto their vehicle and follow him to his house and "they pretended to follow him, but drove to Emganwini and later Emganwini Police Base to make a report".
Mzila-Ndlovu's lawyer, Matshobana Ncube of Phulu and Ncube Legal Practitioners, made an application for the case to be dismissed today.
The application led to the case to be moved forward to December 12.
Mzila-Ndlovu is accused of armed robbery and theft of property worth $427. Mzila-Ndlovu was arrested on May 19 and property worth only $62 was recovered.
Mzila-Ndlovu denies the charges.
According to court records, Mzila-Ndlovu spotted two firewood poachers, Vupenyu Gumbo and Lucky Dube at his Magazine farm around 5pm and threatened to shoot them before allegedly robbing them.
Mzila-Ndlovu is said to have pointed a gun at the complainants and robbed them of their cash, car keys, cellphone and personal identity documents.
"He ordered both of them to lie down and to produce their identification particulars.
"The accused also demanded their cellphones. Vupenyu gave him his Samsung E250 with a NetOne SIM card. Lucky had no cellphone, but had his house keys which the accused took" records shows.
Mzila-Ndlovu allegedly later directed the two firewood poachers to load the firewood onto their vehicle and follow him to his house and "they pretended to follow him, but drove to Emganwini and later Emganwini Police Base to make a report".
Source - www.zimbabwefocus.com
