KWEKWE — The Zimbabwe Republic Police is investigating a case of armed robbery which occurred
at a service station along Parson Road, Kwekwe where 12 masked armed robbers got away with over
US$580 000 and ZAR 58 000.
The robbery occurred on November 28 at around 1am at Rockodox Garage which is situated in the
industrial area in Kwekwe.
ZRP national spokesperson Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyati confirmed that 12 unknown suspects
pounced on the service station and manhandled the security guards before getting away with cash
which was in a table drawer and Chubb safe.
He said the robbers who were armed with a pistol and an AK rifle tied the hands and legs of two
security guards, who were on duty, with shoe laces before stealing a Dewalt drilling machine, US$
582 540.00 and ZAR 58 430.00 cash which was in a table drawer and Chubb safe.
“Anyone with information to report at any nearest Police Station,” said the national police
spokesperson.
Cases of service stations being robbed of cash by armed robbers are on the increase in Zimbabwe.
On August 25 just after midnight, armed robbers pounced on a service station in Concession and got
away with nearly US$5 000.
In Bulawayo, four suspected armed robbers in August, tied up a security guard at Major Petroleum
Fuel Station along Khami Road in Bulawayo, ransacked the offices before filling a drum with nearly
200 litres of fuel.
In June this year, Two armed robbers raided Total service station in Macheke and went away with
US$450 and ZWL$300.
