The
robbery
reportedly
occurred
during
business
hours.
Responding
to
the Chronicle,
Bulawayo
provincial
police
spokesperson
Inspector
Nomalanga
Msebele
said
she
could
not
comment
on
the
incident
at
the
time.
The
city
has
a
history
of
high-profile
cash
heists.
On
3
October
2024,
six
masked
gunmen
carried
out
what
is
considered
the
biggest
cash
robbery
in
Zimbabwe’s
history
at
the
Ecobank
Parkade
Centre
branch
on
the
corner
of
9th
Avenue
and
Fife
Street.
During
that
robbery,
a
Safeguard
Security
cash-in-transit
van
was
ambushed
as
guards
were
loading
cash
boxes.
The
gunmen
fired
a
single
warning
shot,
forced
the
guards
to
the
ground,
and
loaded
six
trunks
of
cash
into
a
white
Ford
Ranger
before
speeding
off.
A
total
of
US$4.4
million
was
stolen
in
just
149
seconds
—
under
three
minutes.