11 Batswanas involved in murder and stocktheft in Guyu

The Zimbabwe Republic Police have said they are investigating cases of murder, kidnapping, malicious damage to property, assault, stocktheft and unlawful entry into premises and theft which occurred in Guyu and Tuli areas on 1st April 2022, after 34 villagers from Guyu, including 11 Botswana nationals who were tracking their stolen donkeys teamed up and undertook a door to door operation on stock theft suspects.

According to the police, the gang, who were using two unidentified vehicles, went to John West Village, Tuli, where they effected a citizen arrest on one Godwill Ndlovu and one Justice Ncube on allegations of stocktheft, after they had recovered 11 donkeys penned at the complainants' homestead.

They handcuffed the two and took them to five other complainants' residence where they broke window panes and doors on several homesteads, before demolishing ZAR 25 400 worth of property which include refrigerators, sofas, cupboards, beds and a kitchen unit. In the process cash amounting to ZAR9 900 and a Mobicell cellphone were reportedly stolen from the complainants.

A clash with John West Villagers, who repossessed the recovered donkeys, ensued and the team retreated. However, they took with them Godwill Ndlovu and Justice Ncube, whom they assaulted with sjamboks and wooden sticks at Mashaba Business Centre, Guyu which resulted in the death of Justice Ncube.

Police are urging the public to report all criminal cases to the Police and avoid taking the law into their own hands if wronged by another person.