ZRP In Shurugwi arrested a group of machete wielding robbers who had invaded Tebekwe Mine in Shurugwi, The Herald reports.
The gang popularity known as Mashurugwi had disarmed the security guard at the mine and they were reportedly advancing towards the mine’s milling plant where they wanted to steal gold according to the publication,
The publication quoted the mine manager Thamsanqa Maseko who reportedly narrated the incident and said:
The illegal miners were armed with iron bars and machetes and threatened to harm everyone at the mine. They ordered the milling plant to stop running and declared that they were taking over the mine.
They were about 50, the majority armed with machetes and iron bars, said Mr Maseko. They went around the mine’s milling plant singing and stressing that they were taking over the mine.
We did not know that there was another group, which had attacked the security guards at the mine entrance.
Police swiftly responded to their emergency calls and arrived at the scene to find the two security guards, including the one who was in handcuffs, being assaulted.
Upon seeing a police truck, the illegal miners fled in different directions, but police managed to arrest eight of them
One of the guards was stabbed near the ear in the incident and he is reportedly admitted at a hospital in Shurugwi. The incident was confirmed by Midlands police spokesperson Inspector Joel Goko.
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