A MAN who was masquerading as a police officer appeared in court yesterday accused of impersonation, kidnapping and illegal possession of a firearm. Justice Nyevhe was not asked for plead when he appeared before Harare magistrate Ruth Moyo. The first informant is Ezra Masame, of Old Mabvuku.
The court heard that on November 11 last year, Masame was approached by Nyevhe, who was in company of three others, at Red Bull shopping Centre in Old Mabuku, Harare. Nyevhe allegedly introduced himself as an Assistant Inspector in the Zimbabwe Republic Police and was looking for one Naboth Shorisho Chimunhu, who at the time was attending to Masame’s vehicle. He was, however, not aware of Shorisho’s whereabouts and Nyevhe left.
In the second count, it is alleged that on the same date, Nyevhe went to Raymond Chimunhu’s house in Mabvuku in the company of two unknown males. Nyevhe went on to introduce himself and his colleagues as detectives who were looking for Chimunhu’s father who was wanted in connection with a theft case. When Chimunhu came out of the house, he was holding a pair of scissors and Nyevhe began assaulting him.
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His accomplices were allegedly referring to him as their boss. Nyevhe allegedly handcuffed Chimunhu and bundled him into their vehicle without his consent and drove to Damafalls where his father Naboth Chimhunu stays. They continued assaulting him on their way to Damafalls.
After they failed to locate Naboth in Damafalls, they took Chimunhu’s cellphone and opened it. It is at this stage that they realised that there was communication between Chimunhu and Ezra Masame.
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