BULAWAYO
–
Police
have
launched
an
investigation
after
armed
gunmen
last
Thursday
stormed
the
home
of
Chief
Marupi
of
Gwanda,
Matabeleland
South,
and
robbed
him
of
his
official
vehicle
and
cash.
The
28-year-old
chief
only
received
the
Isuzu
double
cab
just
two
weeks
ago
from
the
government
during
a
ceremony
attended
by
President
Emmerson
Mnangagwa
in
Harare.
Police
spokesman
Commissioner
Paul
Nyathi
said
the
chief
arrived
home
late
on
Thursday
and
retired
to
bed.
He
was
rudely
woken
up
as
two
men
wearing
balaclavas
and
armed
with
guns
entered
his
bedroom
demanding
cash
and
other
valuables.
They
took
R2,700,
two
mobile
phones
and
the
vehicle
keys.
“They
drove
away
in
his
Isuzu
vehicle,”
Nyathi
said.
Chief
Marupi,
real
name
Oaheng
Nare,
was
installed
in
2012,
succeeding
his
father
Lawrence
Marupi
who
died
in
2008.