“THE Zimbabwe National Army is worried about continuous publication of falsehoods and damaging statements and yesterday dealt with a story saying a soldier had been charged with shoplifting when in fact the man was a bogus soldier who had never been in the military,” said Col Makotore.
As a possible remedy to the publication of falsehoods in the future, Col Makotore passionately implored on journalists to verify facts with his office and the Zimbabwe Military Police.
Meanwhile, military investigations that have been held since the publication of Ndashata’s shoplifting story last week have, according to Col Makotore, shown that the accused also has several pending cases, including theft of service uniforms that he reportedly stole from his cousin, Redeem Ndashata, a member of the Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services stationed at Whawha Prison.
Apparently using the same modus operandi to con unsuspecting victims while garbed in his cousin’s service uniforms, the accused allegedly committed various crimes while impersonating a ZPCS officer.
“The army is very much concerned by these continued false assertions that Ndashata is a soldier. If at all these claims are coming from him, then he is a typical case of a bogus person masquerading as a member of the ZNA committing crimes. He must also be charged for impersonation,” the military said.