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Freeman Razemba
Senior Reporter
A 40-year-old suspected armed robber who recently raided a Zimpost office in Harare while in the company of his accomplices has been arrested.
The gang allegedly disarmed a security guard before tying his hands and legs with shoe laces and attempting to break into the offices.
An alert security guard, who was close to the office, alerted the police, who reacted swiftly and attended the scene.
In a statement, national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the arrest.
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms the arrest of Tinashe Cloud Jokonya, aged 40, in connection with a foiled armed robbery which occurred at ZIMPOST offices in Glendale on September 12 2025, at 12:50 am.
The suspect, along with four others who are yet to be arrested, allegedly pounced at the ZIMPOST offices.
“They attacked the security guard on duty, disarming him of a Cobra machine gun and taking his Vallion cellphone as well as a pepper spray,” he said.
“They tied his hands and legs with shoelaces and proceeded to the offices, where they began breaking the screen doors.
“While the suspects were breaking down the doors, an alert security guard from a nearby premise alerted the police.
“The police responded to the calls swiftly and upon noticing the police, the suspects fired shots towards the officers, who returned fire.”
The suspects then fled the scene, and the police pursued them, resulting in the arrest of Tinashe Cloud Jokonya.
Police recovered several items which were being used by the suspects in the commission of the crime, including an angle grinder, an ectopic grinder with two 20-volt batteries, two 20-volt Jadever batteries, one wheel spanner, four cutting discs, two wire cutters, a pair of rubber gloves, two caps and a magazine with five dummy blank rounds.
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