A Mbare thigh vendor garnered attention after she literally walked away with a coffin from a hardware shop, claiming it as compensation for an unpaid US$5 debt.
At the heart of this incident was King Joshua, a man who misrepresented himself as a manager at Ozei Hardware. Under false pretenses, he engaged the thigh vendor in what was supposed to be a transaction, only to default on the payment. In a striking act of defiance, the vendor decided to take matters into her own hands.
Drawing a crowd, she made her dramatic exit with a coffin valued at US$60. Security guards on night duty filmed the incident and subsequently shared the footage on social media, where it went viral.
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Ozei, the actual owner of the hardware shop, expressed his disbelief over the situation. He shared that he received a call from the police at around 11 PM, inquiring about activities taking place at his shop. “I had no idea what was happening,” he remarked, revealing that King Joshua had a history of bringing women into the store without his knowledge. “Joshua had been hooking up ladies of the night and bringing them into my hardware shop, all behind my back. I now suspect one of the coffins I lost last year may have disappeared the same way,” he explained.
Dismissing the thigh vendor’s actions, he remarked, “That woman must be crazy to carry a coffin just because of five dollars,” using the phrase, “Mukadzi wacho anenge ane mupengo zvake nekuti haangatakure coffin nekuda kwe five dollars.”
The incident ignited a flurry of reactions on social media as people expressed their disbelief and amusement. User @Godwin Makura tweeted, “Pay for service rendered period,” while @Tatenda Murwiri commented, “Aikaka zvariri drama kkk,” reflecting the general sentiment that the scenario was indeed a dramatic one.
This episode serves as a reminder of the lengths to which people might go when faced with deception and unpaid debts in the most unexpected ways.
