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GODFREY OBONYO
Daily News; Friday,July 11, 2008 @00:03

Four suspected robbers were arraigned before Kisutu Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday to join alleged 10 accomplices in a case involving conspiracy and theft of property belonging to Mr Badar Seif Soud of Gulf Bulk Petrol Ltd (BGP). The property include petrol and diesel valued at 362.9m/-. Assistant Commissioner of Police Charles Kenyela alleged before Resident Magistrate Pelagia Khaday that on an unknown date in June this year the accused conspired to commit armed robbery at the Gulf Bulk Petrol Ltd (BGP) yard in Temeke Municipality. In the second count, ACP Kenyela said that on the same day, time and place, the four businessmen, (10 others already in prison) and one night guard vandalized the GBP yard and stole “many valuables therein”, including 178 million/- and 55,000 US dollars in cash. They also, allegedly, stole four Dell computers valued at 2.8 million/-. He alleged that other items stolen by the accused included 31,000 litres of petrol valued at 52 million/- and 34,000 litres of diesel valued at 62.9 million/-. The prosecutor named the suspected robbers as Hashim Majura (41), Khamis Majura (28), Leonard Mkono (30), and Stadius Gosbert (32) both residents of Dar es Salaam. In custody, the four suspected robbers join Khasimu Mbowe (42), resident of Kibaha in Pwani region, Sebastian Munisi (32) of Keko Mwanga, and the GBP night guard, Iddi Miraji Ramadhani (27), a resident of Magomeni. Others are Amir Waziri (44) of Mbagala Kongowe; Msafiri Waziri (27) of Sinza B; Jafari Ruhuru (32) of Kurasini; Adam Haji (38) of Yombo Visiwani; Munana Rashid (33) of Sinza and Rajabu Mohamed, resident of Mbagala Charambe. The prosecutor said other accused persons are still at large and that they would be brought before the court when arrested. The accused pleaded not guilty to the charges and were remanded since the offence legitimately denied them right of bail. The case was adjourned to July 16, this year, for the next mention.