HARARE
–
Armed
robbers
struck
at
a
company
in
Harare’s
Workington
industrial
area
on
Thursday,
making
off
with
US$120,400
cash.
Police
confirmed
the
incident
and
further
called
on
the
public
to
volunteer
information
which
may
lead
to
the
arrest
of
suspects.
Police
said
they
are
“investigating
a
case
of
robbery
which
occurred
on
27
February
2025
at
a
company
along
Lytton
Road,
Workington”.
“Five
unknown
suspects
attacked
a
security
guard
who
was
on
duty
at
the
company
before
gaining
entry
into
the
offices
where
they
stole
US$120,400
cash.
Anyone
with
information
to
report
at
any
nearest
police
station,”
police
said.
The
incident
is
one
in
a
spate
of
armed
robberies
now
targeting
businesses
and
homes
countrywide
as
locals
now
choose
to
keep
their
monies
in
company
vaults
and
bedrooms
to
avoid
losing
their
investments
through
often
disastrous
snap
policy
changes
by
government
on
both
currency
and
the
banking
sector
as
a
whole.
In
a
bid
to
counter
the
situation,
police
have
resorted
to
summary
executions
on
armed
robbery
suspects
on
encounter
in
what
has
divided
national
opinion
on
the
tough
response
to
criminality.