Online Reporter
Sikhumbuzo Moyo, [email protected]
A 25-year-old private security guard has reportedly lost his service firearm while on duty at a filling station along Khami Road in Bulawayo, triggering a full-scale police investigation.
Sources close to the matter said the guard is also being treated as a suspect as investigations continue to establish the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the weapon.
Confirming the incident, Inspector Nomalanga Msebele said police received a report of theft of a firearm at a local filling station along Khami Road.
“Police confirm receiving a case of theft of a firearm that occurred at a local filling station along Khami Road, Bulawayo,” said Insp Msebele.
She said the incident occurred on 10 February 2026 at around 2:51 am when the security guard, a resident of Nketa 9, was on duty. He allegedly placed his service firearm inside a parked vehicle at the premises before going to the toilet.
“On his way back from the toilet, he saw an unknown suspect inside the vehicle. He approached him, but the suspect fled, resulting in the guard giving chase, but he failed to apprehend him. Upon checking the vehicle, he discovered that his firearm had been stolen,” said Insp Msebele.
A police report was subsequently filed and investigations are underway to recover the weapon.
Police have appealed to members of the public who may have information leading to the arrest of the suspect to report to the nearest police station.
“We warn members of the public who use firearms at their workplaces never to leave them unattended. At home, firearms must be properly secured in a gun cabinet,” she said.
