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Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent

TWO men who were part of a ten-member gang that robbed a Gokwe North gold mine in January, have each been jailed five years.

Tariro Marongwe (22) and Livingstone Gent (28) together with their accomplices, raided Mums Mine in Gokwe North and got away with US$1 500 worth of gold ore.

Gokwe magistrate Mr Taurai Manwere convicted the pair of armed robbery and sentenced each to five years in prison.

The two will however serve an effective four years imprisonment after each had one year suspended on condition that they will not within the next five years be convicted of armed robbery.

Seven of their colleagues were found not guilty and acquitted while the tenth, only named as Ocean, is still on the run.

Ernest Makore, Columbus Makore, Wisdom Shonhiwa, Emmanuel Marongwe, Nation Majoni, Johanis Tenda and Fabion Mutindi were found not guilty and acquitted.

The gang made headlines after a 40-member machete-wielding gang besieged a Police Base in an attempt to rescue them.

The 40 were arrested and are in custody awaiting trial