Botswana police on hunt for Zimbabwean man, Ngobizitha Mpofu, who broke out of Gerald Centre for Illegal Immigrants the night before he was due in court for allegedly beating up a prison officer

Botswana police are on the hunt for a Zimbabwean man who broke out of Gerald Centre for Illegal Immigrants the night before he was due in court for allegedly beating up a prison officer. 

According to a reliable source, 32-year-old Ngobizitha Mpofu masterminded his daring escape on Sunday night, somehow cutting through the roof of his cell.

Speaking to The Voice on condition of anonymity, a prison insider revealed Mpofu was initially arrested for being in Botswana illegally and was being kept at Gerald awaiting deportation.

"On Wednesday 4 May, when the gumba gumba [truck used to deport illegal immigrants] arrived, Mpofu was not on the list of those who were being deported. He tried to sneak into the truck but when the prison official ordered him not to get in he assaulted him.

“He twisted the officer’s right hand and fractured his second finger, causing grievous harm, which is what he has been charged with” said the source.