Social Media Explodes after Man Losses Nearly US$184K While Sleeping at Girlfriend’s House
A Harare businessman is counting his losses after US$184,900 in cash and a firearm were stolen while he was spending the night at his girlfriend’s house in Ruwa.
Police Confirm Investigation into Robbery
Harare provincial police spokesperson Inspector Luckmore Chakanza confirmed the case, saying:
“Police are investigating an unlawful entry and theft case in Ruwa. They noticed that the complainant’s rear windscreen was damaged. The complainant lost his firearm and a total of US$184,900.”
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Potato Deal Turns Sour
Joseph Maruta, 40, had earlier that Saturday collected US$181,000 from a farm in Kwekwe as payment for supplying potato seeds.
After returning home to Kambuzuma, he picked up his pistol—loaded with two magazines of 15 rounds each—and headed to his girlfriend Leoba Hunda’s home in Springvale, Ruwa.
According to police reports, Maruta entered the house with a bag containing the cash and firearm. The couple locked the door and went to bed for the night.
Mystery Theft in the Night
At around 2am, Maruta was awakened by an alarm. Hunda left the bedroom to check and returned shortly after, saying the alarm had gone off at a neighbour’s house.
However, when Maruta woke up in the morning, he discovered that the bag containing the cash and gun was missing. The rear windscreen of his vehicle had also been damaged.
Social Media Reacts: ‘Dangerous Prayers’ and Side Chick Theories
The incident has sparked a storm on social media, with many users mocking Maruta for taking such a large sum to a “side chick’s” house.
Some netizens speculated that the girlfriend may have been involved in the robbery, while others joked that the theft could be the result of his wife’s “dangerous prayers.”
Here are some of the reactions:
@Tawanda Kudenga;
Ask the girlfriend she knows who took it.
@Fadzai Ndimba Mufanebadza;
Aienderei nemari kuchihure muchadzidza kuti malovers aya I loss sometimes. Lover did him dirty
@TJ Sithole;
Dangerous prayers from the wife have produced results khonapho khonapho.
@Clever Mukwenya:
This is when you realize that when your wife says come home early she loves you ,she is not nagging.
@Winnie Anesu;
I hope its the wife
@Kerita T Choga;
Mababe enyu ekunhongerera aya saka izvezvi anomuwanepi . You can’t be someone handling so much cash that you just date randomly kunochemwa
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