HARARE
–
A
hitchhiker
who
hijacked
a
motorist
before
forcing
him
to
surrender
a
wallet
containing
US$5
at
gunpoint
has
been
jailed
14
years
effective
by
a
Harare
magistrate.
Blessing
Moyo,
38,
was
initially
handed
a
20-year
jail
sentence
by
magistrate
Letwin
Rwodzi
before
part
of
the
prison
term
was
set
aside
on
condition.
He
was
arrested
in
July
last
year
at
a
road
accident
scene
deliberately
caused
by
his
victim,
King
Kamungeremu
who
was
on
the
wheel.
As
a
result
of
the
accident,
Moyo
got
trapped
inside
the
car.
He
was
found
in
possession
of
his
victim’s
wallet
and
a
pellet
gun
he
had
used
moments
earlier
to
instill
fear
in
Kamungeremu.
Moyo
was
charged
with
two
counts
of
robbery.
Prosecutors
proved
that
Moyo
robbed
Kamungeremu
who
had
offered
him
a
lift
from
Chitungwiza
to
Harare
City
Centre.
The
court
heard
Moyo
and
his
accomplice
who
is
still
at
large,
were
offered
a
lift
by
Kamungeremu
from
St
Mary’s
clinic
with
the
former
sitting
at
the
back
seat.
When
they
got
to
Manyame
River
Bridge,
his
accomplice
who
occupied
the
front
passenger
seat
drew
a
pistol
which
he
pointed
at
Kamungeremu
while
ordering
him
to
surrender
his
car
and
other
valuables.
“Kamungeremu
surrendered
his
wallet
which
contained
US$5,”
the
court
was
told.
“The
complainant
was
then
instructed
to
turn
left
into
a
nearby
dust
road.”
In
panic,
Kamungeremu
instead
tried
to
drive
towards
Kabrit
Zimbabwe
National
Army
camp’s
main
gate
which
is
manned
by
soldiers
hoping
to
find
some
rescue.
The
military
camp
is
located
along
the
highway
linking
Chitungwiza
and
Harare.
However,
before
he
could
even
get
to
the
army
camp,
Kamungeremu
drove
desperately
against
oncoming
traffic
in
an
attempt
to
draw
the
attention
of
fellow
motorists
to
his
predicament.
His
car
was
hit
at
the
back
by
two
cars.
He
then
stopped
the
car
and
screamed
for
help
from
other
motorists.
Moyo’s
accomplice
fled
from
the
scene,
leaving
his
colleague
trapped
in
the
car.
The
court
further
heard
that
during
their
searches,
some
good
Samaritans
who
helped
Kamungeremu
recover
a
pellet
gun
which
the
robbers
had
used.