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Crime Reporter
A suspected notorious Zimbabwean armed robber from Plumtree, popularly known as Toba or Small, was recently shot dead by South African police.
Media reports from South Africa say Toba was terrorising Plumtree villagers in Zimbabwe and some parts of Western Cape.
Toba is understood to have been killed by South African police officers after robbing a jewellery store in Plettenberg Bay, in the Western Cape area, on December 6.
He was said to be part of a three-man gang that raided the jewellery shop before fleeing in a BMW vehicle.
The gang was later intercepted by police, and engaged in a fierce shootout with the law enforcement agencies.
One of the suspects was shot while the other two escaped.
The two suspects later hijacked another vehicle but the police tracked them down and fatally shot Toba.
South African media reports suggest many social media users celebrated Toba’s demise.
A man from Ntoli in Plumtree, was ruthless.
“Toba is a man who would phone you to take your wife to him. He would sleep with her and tell you to go back with her thereafter.
“Toba would find you building your house, ask you to load all the cement, and drop it at his home,” wrote a social media user.
“Toba is the man who, when his grandmother was telling him to stop doing all these bad things, pulled out a gun, shot a cock and said to his grandmother, next time nguwe (it’s you).
“Toba is a man who when you join his gang and you think of pulling out, you are dead. He is the most feared man in Ntoli, Plumtree.”
Another social media user alleged that Toba was a cold-blooded killer who murdered several people both in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
“There are many people who died at the hands of this man. If you crossed his path, he would travel to Plumtree and hunt down your family.”
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