EcoCash Agent Robbed of Over US$6,000 in Cash and Airtime at His Masvingo Home

EcoCash Agent Robbed of Over US$6,000 in Cash and Airtime at His Masvingo Home

An EcoCash agent was robbed of more than US$6,000 in cash and airtime by three armed suspects at his home in Masvingo.

The incident occurred just a few hundred metres from Mucheke Rank, an area that has recently experienced a surge in theft and robbery cases.

According to the victim, Shepherd Mutetwa, one of the robbers was armed with a pistol, another carried a machete, and the third wielded a pickaxe. Mutetwa sustained minor injuries during the attack.

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Robbers Break In While Victim Sleeps

Speakiing to Masvingo Mirror, Mutetwa revealed that he was sleeping in his rented home, about 800 metres from his workplace, when the robbers broke down the main door and entered his bedroom.

“I was sleeping in my rented house… The robbers broke the house’s main door and when I woke up they were already in my bedroom,” he recounted.

The robbers demanded money before ransacking the room. They took US$5,300 in cash that was inside a bag, US$1,100 worth of Econet airtime, two mobile phones (one containing an agent line with US$538), and a laptop. They tied his hands with shoelaces before fleeing.

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Neighbour’s Attempted Rescue Thwarted

A neighbour who heard the commotion tried to intervene but was forced to retreat when the gun-wielding suspect attempted to shoot him. The suspects managed to escape before other neighbours arrived and alerted each other.

Mutetwa later filed a report at Chikato Police Station.