Forex changer ambushed and gunned down outside lodge. According to family members, the assailants got away with at least US$20 000 in the raid which happened in the evening. A Bulawayo money changer was ambushed and gunned down outside a lodge in Kumalo suburb.
The victim, Madakwa Mapako’s younger brother and family spokesperson, Pardon, said his killers threw teargas canisters at the scene to disperse onlookers.
According to him, Madakwa was killed near Continental Lodge where he had gone to make a transaction. The CCTV footage shows that two masked men armed with a gun tried to lure his brother out of his house.
“Later we found out they had carjacked an usphatheleni (illegal money changer), bundled him into the boot of his car and used it in their attempt to kill my brother,” said Pardon.
He claimed the family was told the assailants used a stolen vehicle for the getaway. “They used the same method as the guys we saw on CCTV. That’s why we think it’s the same people,” said Pardon.
“Police know everything. In fact, when we showed them the CCTV footage, they even confirmed that they know some of the robbers. The robbers are well known and even the police know them. They tracked my brother two weeks ago.”
Madakwa, he said, used to keep at least US$20 000 in a black bag around his waist but no one can account for the money.
“I was with my bother in the afternoon on the day he died. He used to keep US$20 000 around his waist and all other currencies were kept separate. Police told us only R20 000 and ZW$60 was recovered at the scene,” he said.
Pardon dismissed social media reports that his brother was killed by soldiers and he denied that he was in the company of a hook_er at the time of his death. Bulawayo Province Police spokesperson, Inspector Abednico Ncube said Madakwa Mapako (48) confirmed the incident.
“Police are investigating a case of murder which occurred outside a hotel in Bulawayo where a male adult, Madakwa Mapako was shot on the chest by armed robbers. The deceased had gone with a girlfriend to the hotel where he was only booked for 30 minutes. Upon getting out of the hotel, as he was trying to get into the car, a man emerged from the back and grabbed him. Two men joined in and in the ensuing scuffle. Mapako was shot on the chest,” said Insp Ncube.
Source – iHarare
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