Four men have appeared before the Bulawayo regional magistrates’ court facing armed robbery charges following an alleged plot to steal money from Old Nic Mine.
Andile Mlilo (31), Thobani Dlodlo (47), Content Mguni (49) and Langathani Mlalazi (34) appeared before Bulawayo regional magistrate Mark Dzira facing armed robbery charges.
The four were not asked to plead and were further remanded in custody.
The court heard that in June last year, the suspected armed robbers planned on executing a robbery at Old Nic Mine.
Mlilo and Dlodlo, employed as security guards at the mine, received information about an impending cash delivery and passed it on to their co-accused.
It is alleged that on the day in question, at around 1pm, Mguni and Mlalazi, together with accomplices identified as Charles Nyandaro and Andile, proceeded to the mine armed with an unidentified firearm.
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On arrival, they allegedly confronted Simon Gumbo, a security guard on duty at the car park and threatened to shoot him.
The suspected armed robbers allegedly robbed Gumbo of his service firearm and a communication radio.
The court heard that the armed robbers forced him to park his vehicle, leaving one person guarding him while the others proceeded to mine offices.
The complainant was not injured.
A report was made to the police leading to
the arrest of the four.
The value of the stolen property is US$1 550 and nothing was recovered.