Innocent
Famauone,
32,
from
Mhundiwa
Village,
Chiware,
on
the
outskirts
of
Rusape,
was
found
in
possession
of
a
firearm
reportedly
taken
from
security
guards
during
the
heist.
He
appeared
at
Rusape
Magistrates’
Court
on
armed
robbery
charges.
Famauone’s
three
alleged
accomplices,
Tafadzwa
Gechi,
one
Nhari,
and
one
Melusi,
remain
at
large
and
have
been
declared
fugitives
from
justice.
The
accused
did
not
have
legal
representation
and
was
not
asked
to
plead
to
the
charges.
Rusape
Magistrate
Barbara
Mateko
denied
bail,
citing
the
seriousness
of
the
allegations.
According
to
the
prosecutor,
the
robbery
occurred
on
24
January
2026,
when
the
suspects
overpowered
security
guards
at
Delta
Beverages
in
Rusape.
Prosecutor
Mellisa
Saidi
told
the
court
that
Famauone
and
his
accomplices
used
violence
and
intimidation
to
steal
US$39,829.
Armed
with
a
hammer,
pistol,
iron
bar,
electric
shocker,
and
dynamite,
the
suspects
reportedly
cut
through
the
security
fence,
overpowered
the
guards,
Tendai
Daniel
and
his
colleagues,
and
tied
them
up,
locking
them
in
an
office
before
making
off
with
the
cash.
Said
Saidi:
“On
January
24,
2026,
at
around
1
am,
the
accused
person,
together
with
accomplices,
Tafadzwa
Gechi,
Nhari,
and
Melusi,
armed
with
a
hammer,
an
unknown
type
of
pistol,
an
iron
bar,
an
electric
shocker,
and
dynamite
explosive,
proceeded
to
Delta
Beverages,
Rusape,
where
they
cut
the
security
fence
to
gain
entry
into
the
yard.“While
in
the
yard,
they
held
Tendai
Daniel
and
his
workmates
at
gunpoint,
tied
their
hands
with
shoelaces
and
locked
them
in
an
office
after
disarming
the
complainant.“The
accused
forced
open
the
cash
office
door
using
an
iron
bar
and,
while
in
the
cash
office,
blasted
the
safe
using
dynamite
and
stole
cash
amounting
to
US$39
829.“They
went
away
with
the
cash
and
a
Star
pistol,
serial
number
14199798,
which
belongs
to
Modern
Security
Company.”