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Thirty-year-old Peter Gono, who thought himself one of the best criminal masterminds, only succeeded in earning his place into the criminals Hall of Infamy.
Gono, together with his motley band of miscreants, recently stormed a funeral in Mukunyadzi village, Chiweshe, around 1am.
Armed with a shotgun, iron bars and wooden sticks, the gang added grief to unsuspecting mourners. They headed straight to the kitchen.
Although they were wearing face masks, they later removed them as they could not hear each other. The gang went straight for the most high-value items in sight — cellphones.
The mourners had to sheepishly hand over their gadgets to the gun-toting robbers. Unsatisfied with their loot, Gono and his goons dragged one Neria Mazarura to the main house, where they found a Martha Masona, whom the robbers had demanded to see. Apparently, Martha did not hand over the cash she had to the robbers fast enough, so Gono threatened to shoot her.
The robbers then ransacked the main house, stealing US$600 from one Willard Mandaza and a cool US$3 030 from another unfortunate mourner. Before they could make their escape, the criminals dramatically deflated tyres of three vehicles parked outside.
But it all unravelled for the boneheaded Gono when he decided to use one of the cellphones they had looted.
The authorities had the simplest of tasks tracking him.
They resultantly swooped while he was relaxing at Chinamhora Business Centre in Domboshava. In court, Gono racked up an impressive seven counts of robbery, earning himself a 36-year stint behind bars.
But he got a couple of years off, because, naturally, the court took pity on him.
Apparently, if he pays back US$600, he might shave off another year.
Let us see how that works out for him from a prison cell.
Tinaye Agere
Online Reporter