Man nabbed for stealing ZESA copper conductors

A MUTARE man was arraigned before the courts last week for stealing Zimbabwe Electricity Supply Authority overhead copper conductors.

Manica Post reported that Farai Mandaza denied the theft charges when he appeared before senior magistrate, Sekai Chiundura. Public prosecutor, Fletcher Karombe, told the court that Mandaza teamed up with two other accomplices who are still at large to steal the copper cables at Village 3, Nyamajura in Odzi.

"On April 6 at around 11pm, Mandaza connived with Godfrey Gumbo and Chibwanda Moyo who are still at large to go and steal copper conductors using Mandaza's white Nissan car to ferry the cables. They went on to cut 2 250 meters of copper conductors from a power line and were spotted by some villagers while loading the copper conductors in their white Nissan car.

"The trio fled from the scene leaving behind the motor vehicle which was loaded with the copper conductors after the villagers had teamed up to arrest them.

"The villagers made a police report leading to the arrest of Mandaza. Detectives recovered 2250 meters copper conductors valued at $13 500," said Karombe.

Mandaza denied the charges.

The case goes for trial on April 22.