Online Reporter
Sikhumbuzo Moyo Senior Reporter
TWO sports bars in Bulawayo’s Entumbane suburb were robbed Thursday night by a gang armed with an axe and a gun.
The gang assaulted three employees with the axe, fired three shots and then vanished into the darkness.
The daring robbery at the two sports bars, Afri Sports bar and Pick n Talk, took place just before midnight.
The two facilities are less than 100 metres apart.
A security guard at Africa Sports bar, Mr Devine Tsiga, said the robbers stormed into the bar and ordered patrons to lie down.
“They proceeded to the counter while we were still confused as to what was happening. One of them tried to axe me in the head, but I dodged and he struck me in the hand,” said Mr Tsiga.
He said that while he was being attacked, some of the gang members were already on the other side of the counter, demanding money from the bartender.
They then dragged the bartender outside the shop where they axed him below the knee and then fired one shot into the air before proceeding to Pick n Talk sports bar, where they fired two shots, ordering patrons to lie down.
“Everyone complied, but we are disturbed why they axed the bar lady,” said a patron.
When the news crew arrived at Afri Sports bar, a section of the floor was still littered with blood.
Meanwhile, a neighborhood watch committee member in Emakhandeni is battling for life after being shot in the head by a member of a gang coming from the direction of Entumbane around 1am this morning.
Acting Bulawayo police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Thandekile Ndlovu said police will issue a statement once they have gathered enough details.
