THE number of people who were allegedly swindled of their monies by a Zaoga church leader in Bulawayo continues to swell with police saying they are yet to establish his whereabouts.
Report by Richard Muponde
Dennis Shoko, who owns Moreyields Finance Services, is on the run after he allegedly stole millions of dollars from fellow church members claiming he would make investments on their behalf.
Shoko is said to have 30 dockets of fraud opened against him in Bulawayo alone.
Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Mandlenkosi Moyo on Sunday confirmed police were still looking for the businessman for cases of fraud dating back to 2012.
He appealed to the public to supply police with information which might lead to Shoko’s arrest.
Sources in the police force yesterday told Newsday that Shoko, whose company has since closed offices in Bulawayo and Gweru, had fraud cases as far as Harare.
“So far here in Bulawayo Shoko has 30 dockets on fraud against him,” said a source within the police who is close to the investigations. “More and more people are coming to report the cases after they discovered that his offices were closed and was nowhere to be found.”
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Shoko is said to have disappeared with the loot in December last year.
Efforts to get a comment from Shoko’s chief loans officer Enny Taongai proved fruitless as her mobile numbers were unreachable.
Several Zaoga church members told Newsday that Shoko was a deacon at the Nketa branch and was involved in microfinance business. He would source funds purporting to be investing them and promised to pay back with interests ranging from 5% to 15%.
Shoko is alleged to have also fled with church funds belonging to different Zaoga assemblies in Matabeleland meant to buy properties in the region.
