A prison guard has been arrested for allegedly supplying an inmate with a firearm, which the inmate used to escape custody on March 21.
The inmate, Luke Zinyengere, 29, engaged in a shootout with prison officers at the Harare Magistrates Court before stealing a Mazda Demio to flee the scene.
Prison officer Donald Madzinga is expected to face charges in court on Monday for his role in facilitating the escape, according to law enforcement sources.
Zinyengere had been awaiting sentencing for his involvement in an armed robbery at Quest Financial Services in Harare on February 25, 2024, during which more than US$700,000 was stolen.
Zinyengere was among several individuals arrested in connection with the robbery, including two security guards who were each sentenced to 48 months in prison for picking up some of the stolen cash as the robbers fled and failing to report it as evidence.
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