Two men arrested for possession of pistol near Botswana border

Harare, (New Ziana) – Two men were arrested after they were found in possession of a loaded pistol along Ramakwebana River in Plumtree on the border between Zimbabwe and Botswana, police have said.

National police spokesperson, assistant commissioner Paul Nyathi said 27-year-old Limukhani Mphofu and Zenzo Mphofu (37) were arrested on December 23 after they were found in possession of an FN Baby Browning
Pistol loaded with seven live round of ammunition.

The arrest of the two armed men comes soon after the fatal shooting in Harare of two suspected armed robbers believed to have been part of a five-member gang that travelled from neighbouring South Africa with the intention of committing robberies and kidnappings for ransom in the
country.

The gang, whose master mind was believed to have been Godknows Machingura (44), included some South African nationals. Other members of the group that had travelled from across the Limpopo were named as 45-year-old Jabulani Ngobeni, Ndlafhi Makado (39), Andrew Masubelele (38), Emmanuel Makomo (22) and Paul Zhou, the local contact who had organised accommodation and hired a Toyota Fortuner and a Honda Fit for use in the robberies and kidnappings.

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