BY NOKUTHABA DLAMINI
A 42-year-old farm supervisor from Binga, has been sentenced to six months in prison for fraud after falsely claiming to be a Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) officer and promising to facilitate recruitment in exchange for money.
Timothy Ngulube, was convicted on his own plea of guilty to fraud charges when he recently appeared before a Lupane magistrate’s Court.
According to the State’s case, Ngulube met the complainant at Auction Bar in Lupane Business Centre on September 13, and introduced himself as a ZNA officer.
He offered to help the complainant join the army in exchange for USD200.
The complainant paid Ngulube USD50 on September 16, and was told to prepare for travel to Harare that evening.
However, Ngulube kept postponing the departure time, leading the complainant to report the matter to the police.
Ngulube’s actions led to his arrest and subsequent sentencing to six months in prison, with one month suspended on the condition that he restitutes USD50.