One of the survivors of the Gweru shooting has spoken of the horror as dealer Peter Dube ran amok.
“One of the shooting victims, Nyaradzo Nharingo is my mother and Nyasha is her sister. On the day of the shooting, my mother, my aunt and their friends went to Masvingo to collect my mother’s passport. She wanted to fly to South Africa on Friday where she was supposed to assume duty on a new job she had got. Dube came home and locked the door. He then told me that we were going to Senga and he also fired the maid and gave her, her salary. I then informed my mother around 8pm and they said they were in Mvuma on their way back," the 16 year old told the Sunday News.
When my mother and my aunt arrived in the company of their friends, they asked me to tell Dube to open the door but he refused. He told me to pack all our belongings and leave. My mother started shouting at him and demanded that he opens the door for me to get out.
“My mother then told him that they were going to call the
police. His first wife also arrived. She said Dube had lied to her saying that
he was going to Kadoma to attend to a breakdown and took US$50 which he used to
pay the maid.
When my mother went to the police station, he then chucked
me out of the house. This was around 10pm’.
She said when the police arrived and found the children outside, they assumed that the situation was under control and left. However, Dube continued to refuse to open the door for the women to get their clothes.
“Dube refused to open the door. His first wife then called
his brother Advance Dube informing him about the issue. Advance managed to
convince his brother to open the door. My aunt then started packing and went
into the car which was waiting for us downstairs. My mother then went back to
collect her bag as well,” she said.
Dube suddenly went berserk and shot the boyfriend
Chinhango, Mudungwe, Nyasha and Nyaradzo.
“Dube then came down the stairs running and went into his
car and took a pistol. He then came to the Toyota Haice that we were in and
confronted the driver (Shelton) accusing him of snatching his wife. He cocked
his gun and shot the driver on the head. I then opened the door and ran away. He
then pointed the gun at me but my mother’s friend Gamuchirai Mudungwe
restrained him. He then turned on her and shot her on the chest. He went
upstairs and shot my mother and my aunt. After that I saw the maid coming
downstairs screaming for help,” she said.
The two sisters who are battling for life at Gweru Provincial Hospital are said to have undergone a lifesaving surgery yesterday. Dube is still on the run but sources said he contacted his friend and police later on Friday and promised to hand himself over. Acting Midlands police spokesperson Assistant Inspector Ethel Mukwende said police were still looking for him.
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