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ZRP Suspects Inside Job In Ecobank Robbery

6 months agoFri, 04 Oct 2024 11:28:10 GMT
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ZRP Suspects Inside Job In Ecobank Robbery

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has said the armed robbery at the Ecobank Parkade Branch in Bulawayo on Thursday afternoon might have involved an inside job or a leak of information.

In a press statement yesterday, ZRP spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed that six suspects were involved in the heist, during which approximately US$4 million was stolen. He said:

The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms that investigations are in full swing in connection with an alleged armed robbery case which occurred late this afternoon on 03rd October 2024 at a financial institution at corner 9th Avenue and Fife Street, Bulawayo when a cash in transit security team was approached by six suspects.

Initial indications are that USD 4 000 000.00 cash has been stolen. The manner in which this incident occurred show an element of inside job or leakage of information.

As investigations intensify the Police assures the public that the law will certainly take course without fear or favour.

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Meanwhile, members of the public with information on the incident are free to contact National Complaints Desk number, (0242) 703631 or WhatsApp number, 0712 800 197 or report at any nearest Police Station.

Meanwhile, ZimLive reported a law enforcement source as saying Elijah Vumbunu, one of Zimbabwe’s seven most wanted criminals from a notorious crime family, has emerged as a prime suspect in the armed robbery.

Vumbunu is wanted for a string of high-profile armed robberies, including the October 2022 heist where a How Mine convoy carrying 11.9kg of gold was ambushed near Bulawayo.

Although several suspects were arrested, Elijah and his brothers Abraham and Tonderai Vumbunu escaped and are believed to be living in South Africa, where they plan and execute robberies in Zimbabwe.

According to ZimLive, investigations have revealed that the getaway car, a white Ford Ranger single cab with the number plate AGP2333, was actually registered to a Mazda Demio.

Crime scene footage shows a uniformed police officer walking past the scene across the street in the direction of the Bulawayo Central Police Station.

In Zimbabwe, police officers do not carry guns except when responding to robberies and violent scenes.

A man who claimed to be a bank manager was quoted as saying the stolen amount was closer to US$5 million, and that a client was banking US$100,000 at the time of the robbery.

The stolen cash was allegedly being transported from the Ecobank branch, located on the ground floor of the NRZ Building, Bulawayo’s tallest structure.

Witnesses described how the robbers waited for the Safeguard security guards to load the money into their truck before appearing on the driver and passenger side windows with guns drawn.

The security guards were then disarmed and forced into the back of their truck, as the robbers seized cash boxes loaded with cash.

The Ecobank/Safeguard heist is considered one of the largest cash heists in Zimbabwe’s history, surpassing the 2021 Gwebi River Bridge cash-in-transit robbery, where US$2.7 million was stolen.

In the Gwebi River Bridge cash-in-transit robbery, a bank employee was later arrested and jailed along with his accomplices after police discovered that he had masterminded the robbery.

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20 Comments

Mj · 5 months ago
Obviously its an inside job especially the Ecobank stuff, my understanding is that the contents of boxes carrying money are known to the bank, maybe and the senior trusted stuff from security company
Alby. · 5 months ago
inside or outside job hazvina basa vawana mukana ava siyai vazvidyire
Three3⃣ · 5 months ago
Inside job kudiiko vanhu vane nzara vakuda mabasa simple
Three3⃣ · 5 months ago
The tougher it goes more vicious they will be
pk · 6 months ago
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 who is the biggest thief someone who split zig by half from everyone from the poor UpTo the businesses and those who stole us4million🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
pipilo🐙 · 5 months ago
pk
AGP2333 · 6 months ago
Since Comm Nyathi was commending Byo for installing cameras for crime prevention a few days ago let's hope they will be helpful in this case
bounty hunter · 6 months ago
panongoda cid mutorashanga yakudiwa apa inopedza basa
AGP2333 · 6 months ago
AK47s, Ford Ranger???? the combination is so so so suspicious
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Anonymous · 6 months ago
Army, definatly
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Zelensky · 6 months ago
my question is, where did those guys get those Alexander Karashika 1947 rifles ??????? , This is not an ordinary rifle.
Va Madiro · 6 months ago
Ummm 🤔🤔Avtomat Kalashnikov 47
officer · 6 months ago
right now im buisy doing my investigation on my own even if i see them i dont tell anyone how can i be an enemy of someone who have a lot of money like that i will simply ask for a bribe then off i go
june · 6 months ago
zvakaoma hazvo Mari yacho yaenda kwamvumbunu here
HiLLBiLLIES VOLkSWAGEN 0774857233 · 6 months ago
True inside job is involved Suspect number one are Zimbabwe security sector, police itself, army or private security company even south africa hired mercenaries

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