{"id":8143,"date":"2025-08-14T07:20:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:20:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=8143"},"modified":"2025-08-14T07:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:20:36","slug":"masked-gunmen-ambush-emganwini-family-steal-car-and-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/?p=8143","title":{"rendered":"MASKED GUNMEN AMBUSH EMGANWINI FAMILY, STEAL CAR AND CASH"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br>By Innocent Sibonginkosi Ncube<br>Zim GBC News Editor |<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BULAWAYO \u2013 A family was terrorized by four masked gunmen who ambushed them at their Emganwini home on Monday, fleeing with US$3,290, 250 rand, and the victims\u2019 white Nissan Caravan, police confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The harrowing attack unfolded around 7 PM as the 39-year-old homeowner, his 36-year-old wife, and their 22-year-old nephew returned to their residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Bulawayo Provincial Police Spokesperson Inspector Nomalanga Msebele, the assailants \u2013 faces obscured by balaclavas and armed with a pistol \u2013 stormed the property moments after the family parked their vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore they could secure their gate, the accused ordered the trio to disembark. One suspect reversed the Nissan Caravan and parked it outside, while the other three force-marched the family into the house,\u201d Inspector Msebele told Zim GBC News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inside, the robbers demanded cash, seized the money, then locked all three victims in a bedroom before escaping in the stolen vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victims were later freed by neighbors, who alerted police. Inspector Msebele issued urgent safety advice:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe urge the public not to carry large sums of cash, avoid disclosing financial movements, and remain vigilant for suspicious followers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A manhunt for the quartet is underway, with police appealing for tips to trace the suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Safety Alert:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspector Msebele emphasized community cooperation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cReport any information leading to arrests at your nearest police station. These criminals exploit moments of vulnerability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zim GBC News | Global News From An African Perspective\u00a92025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Innocent Sibonginkosi NcubeZim GBC News Editor | BULAWAYO \u2013 A family was terrorized by four masked gunmen who ambushed them at their Emganwini home on Monday, fleeing with US$3,290,&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8143"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8145,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8143\/revisions\/8145"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zimgbcnews.co.zw\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}