Chadcombe Robbery: Here is what is known

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has provided an update on the armed robbery incident at Joseph Nemaisa’s Chadcombe home in Harare on 6 December 2021.

Here is what is known

The dead suspects

Three suspects were shot and killed by Nemaisa and were identified as:

Brian Koga Tendere (38) of Chikupo Village, Murewa
- recently released from prison after serving 10 years for robbery in Borrowdale, Harare in 2011
Charles Chirara (30), of number 573 Ushewokunze, Harare
- was on bail, pending trial, for the ZB Bank robbery involving US$2,775,000 and ZWL40,000 cash in transit heist in Nyabira, 6 January 2021
Tariro Gora (21), of 1 Commando Barracks Harare
- a rogue soldier who escaped from duty and was using a service rival

The arrested suspects

ZRP has confirmed it arrested Ex-Constable Francis Takura (33) and Private Virimai Nyandoro (37) of the Zimbabwe National Army. They had escaped from the Chadcombe robbery.

Other things, ammunition and weapons found

Police recovered:

A long shifting spanner
Five screw drivers
short bar spirit level
wheel spanner
Pliers

As for guns and ammunition at scene of the crime:

AK47 magazine loaded with 17×7.62mm live rounds
12×7.62mm spent cartirdges
Norinco pistol with a magazine of six rounds at the scene of the crime

In Gora’s room

.22 rifle fitted with telescopic sight
a 303 rifle
AK 47 riffle fitted 25 lie rounds
AK47 magazine with 25 rounds
303 rifle magazine with seven live rounds

Other crimes by the gang

Investigations by the ZRP link the above-mentioned Norinco pistol to one that was stolen through a robbery on 5 November 2021, at a house along Bishop Gaul Avenue on 5 November 2021.

One complainant identified his stolen shoes through the suspects’ pictures which were trending on social media.

The article was edited to provide the correct age for dead suspected robber Tariro Gora. We had erroneously written it as 2 when it is 21. Inconvenience regretted.