A Hwange man has returned $100 000 which he retrieved from an accident scene near Lupane. The cash was being transported in a cash-in-tran...
A Hwange man has returned $100 000 which he retrieved from
an accident scene near Lupane. The cash was being transported in a cash-in-transit
vehicle which hit a tree, killing one guard.
Mlondolozi Mpofu, who witnessed the accident while driving
to work in Hwange, also handed in three pistols.
“I was on my way to
Hwange after the Lupane 80 sign post when l witnessed the accident. The driver
was trying to avoid cattle and he lost control. He swerved left and right. I
went there to save lives because l could see that the other security officer
was trapped in the car while the other one was thrown out of the vehicle,” he told
the Chronicle.
“I saw a cash box and thought it wise to keep it safe
because l knew that people would come and target it as it is known that such
vehicles carry large sums of money.”
Mpofu said he alerted the police and surrendered the
firearms but withheld the cash as he wanted to hand it over to safeguard
officials to avoid the money changing many hands.
He said when he called the company to alert officials about
the accident, he was surprised that he was first asked if the money was safe
not the fate of the people who were involved in the accident.
“The most important thing was to save other people’s lives
before thinking of money. Secondly, I was groomed in a family set-up where
honesty is our core value. I gain nothing by stealing other people’s money.
Whatever I did was out of humanity and I regret none of my
actions. I thank God that the two guys survived. However, I am sorry that we
couldn’t save the one who died on the spot,” he said.
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