Cornered Zimra official kills self

A Zimbabwe Revenue Authority official, believed to have been part of a syndicate that processed counterfeit undervalued import documents to smuggle top-of-the-range vehicles and other luxury products, has committed suicide in unclear circumstances.

Aaron Gofo (34), who was based at Beitbridge Border Post, had been suspended from work.

Sources said Gofo, who was known for promoting Zim-dancehall artistes, drank poison while seated in his car in Mbare, Harare.

Gofo reportedly told some of his friends that his four colleagues from work had been arrested and that he was wanted by the police in connection with the Zimra scam. Another source said Gofo was having marital problems and this could also have driven him to take his life.

Gofo, who allegedly owned several properties and vehicles in and around the city, took a cellphone from an airtime vendor, which he used to call some of his relatives that he was going to kill himself.