Missing Budiriro Baby Found Safe After Being Kidnapped, Public Demands Answers
An 11-month-old baby who went missing in Budiriro, Harare, under suspicious circumstances has been found and reunited with his family, bringing relief to a community that feared the worst.
Missing Budiriro Baby Found Safe After Being Kidnapped
The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) confirmed the news in an update posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, 11 June 2025. The baby, Adriel Basira, had disappeared on Saturday, 7 June, in what was initially believed to be a kidnapping case.
“Reference is made to a viral social media post regarding an 11-month-old infant who went missing after being kidnapped by an unknown suspect in Budiriro on 07/06/25. The ZRP reports that the missing infant has been located and has been reunited with the parents,” the update stated.
Mother Recalls How She Was Tricked
The baby’s mother, Future Bonga, had earlier told ZBC News that the woman suspected of taking her child was a familiar face known only as “Chihera,” a customer at their tuck shop.
She explained that on the day of the incident, the woman came by in the morning, bought something, and left some change. Later that afternoon, she came to collect her money and visited the family’s home.
“This lady used to buy at our tuck shop. I have known her for the past three months. She never said her name, so I used to call her Chihera. On Saturday, she bought something in the morning and left her change. I went home in the afternoon, and she came to my house to collect her change. I then rushed to the tuck shop to collect the money and left her with my 11-month-old baby,” the mother narrated.
But when she went to collect the child around 5 PM, things took a disturbing turn. She also shared a chilling detail—that the woman had once told her she had never been able to have children.
Zimbos Demand More Details From ZRP
After the police update announcing the child had been found, many Zimbabweans on social media responded with relief, but also with questions.
Some users celebrated the police for locating the child, but many others said the public deserved a full account of what happened, especially given the serious nature of the incident.
Here are some of the comments:
@CadreShangrila:
Something is not adding up in this case.
@MavhizaRobson:
Since this issue contains some criminal elements, I think it’s ideal that you should give the public detailed information and all the circumstances.
@gondwe_sim26232:
Thank God, Awanika plus police for doing sterling work.
@philgood095:
Awanikwa kupi , how. Tipirei zvizere
@avocado_wacho:
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