Cop dupes mate and Nust student in ‘gold deal’

Gibson Mhaka
A police officer stationed at Khumalo Police Station in Bulawayo was arrested after he allegedly duped his workmate and a student at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) of US$1 800 and US$2 500 in a foiled gold deal.

Prosper Mazokera (35) landed himself in trouble after he allegedly swindled his colleague Tawedzerwa Johane and Patmos Nyavanhu, a Nust student, after allegedly lying to them that he was dealing in gold.

Circumstances are that on 28 April 2021 and at around 10am Mazokera approached Nyavanhu and told him that he was dealing in gold. He is alleged to have convinced Nyavanhu to give him US$2 500 and $5 000 which he alleged would generate US$5 400 after a month.

As if that was not enough, Mazokera on an unknown date, at around 11am, approached his workmate Johane and told him he was into mining.

Using the same modus operandi, he is alleged to have convinced him to give him US$1 800 which he claimed would accumulate every month.
After being smooth-talked and convinced that he had struck a lucrative deal, Johane gave him the amount in question.

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