"The lobola man faked Toyota DG6 robbery"
The company which hired out a Toyota Hilux to Douglas Chinoona, 24, has said the young man faked the robbery and stole the car.
"The matter of fact is that we did hire the vehicle in question (pictured below) to Chinoona on Sunday 27 October. The following day, Monday 28 October, he called to inform us that the vehicle had been stolen at a lodge in Mabelreign and he reported the matter to Mabelreign Police Station," the company said in a statement.
"Upon investigations by the Vehicle Theft Squad (VTS), it emerged that Chinoona faked a robbery and connived with his friend to illegally export the car to Lusaka, Zambia and sell it there.
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Chinoona, who has since been arrested and is in Police custody facing charges of vehicle theft and the supply of false information to the Police, had neither money for lobola nor the intention to pay any -it was just a tactic he tried to use to fool Good 2 Go Car Rental, as well as the police."
