Rafiq
Adam,
a
respected
figure
in
Zimbabwean
business
circles
and
a
former
football
administrator,
is
best
known
for
his
tenure
as
Dynamos
chairman
and
as
team
manager
of
the
national
team,
the
Warriors,
during
the
famed
“Dream
Team”
era.
The
court
heard
that
Samson
Gora,
a
driver
employed
by
Adam’s
company,
Merchantman
Enterprises,
allegedly
supplied
key
information
about
the
movement
and
storage
of
large
sums
of
cash
at
the
company’s
offices
on
Cameroon
Street
in
the
capital.
Gora
is
alleged
to
have
conspired
with
Nyengerayi
Chikwadze,
Oscar
Muchenje,
and
two
unidentified
foreign
nationals
still
at
large.
The
gang,
posing
as
prospective
clients,
reportedly
stormed
the
premises
armed
with
a
pistol on
16
June
2025.
During
the
robbery,
one
of
the
suspects
allegedly
struck
Adam
with
the
butt
of
the
weapon
and
demanded
keys
to
the
company
safe.
In
fear
for
his
life,
Adam
complied,
allowing
the
robbers
to
access
the
safe
and
steal
US$500,000
in
cash
along
with
other
valuables,
pushing
the
total
haul
to
US$600,000.
Gora
was
arrested
on
27
June
after
CID
Homicide
detectives
received
intelligence
linking
him
to
the
heist.
During
interrogation,
he
reportedly
confessed
to
being
the
inside
man
and
admitted
to
receiving
US$10,000
as
his
share
of
the
loot.
Further
investigations
led
to
the
recovery
of
US$4,400
in
cash
and
a
Toyota
Hiace
vehicle
allegedly
purchased
with
proceeds
from
the
robbery.
The
vehicle
was
found
hidden
at
his
brother
Willard
Gora’s
residence.