According to report by Gficon on Sunday 8, November 2026, a Zimbabwean airport security officer reportedly made headlines after allegedly stealing US$2 million from a passenger at an international airport and subsequently donating US$400,000 to her pastor as tithes.
The shocking incident involved 31 year old Roselyn Dunga, who was employed as a security screener at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Zimbabwe. According to reports by ZimLive, Dunga allegedly took advantage of her position at the airport to steal one of five suitcases reportedly containing millions of dollars in cash.
The incident is said to have happened in October 2021 while she was monitoring an X-ray screening machine used to identify suspicious luggage and dangerous items.
During her shift, Dunga allegedly noticed five suitcases containing large amounts of cash. Rather than alerting her supervisors, she reportedly allowed four of the bags to pass through security checks and secretly took the remaining suitcase.
After completing her shift, she allegedly managed to leave the airport with the bag without attracting attention. Upon arriving home, she opened it and discovered that it contained stacks of US$100 bills worth approximately US$2 million.
Following the unexpected discovery, Dunga reportedly decided to give a significant portion of the money to her church as an expression of gratitude to God. She allegedly handed US$400,000 to Pastor Edmore Chipisa of Heavenly Fire Ministries, an amount reportedly representing twice the conventional 10 per cent tithe.
The pastor allegedly used the money to purchase an expensive property in the upscale Gunhill suburb of Harare.
Meanwhile, Dunga reportedly embarked on an extravagant spending spree with the remaining money. She allegedly purchased a luxurious double-storey mansion in Borrowdale West for US$580,000, registering the property in the name of her sister, Locadia Chumikosi.
She also reportedly acquired a 19-hectare piece of land in Selous for US$130,000, which was registered in the name of her 17-year-old nephew.
Her investments reportedly extended into the transport industry, where she established a trucking business and purchased an Iveco truck, three DAF XF 105 truck tractors, three flatbed trailers and a 42,000-litre fuel tanker.
Additionally, she allegedly bought a Mercedes-Benz 350 valued at US$95,000 as she continued enjoying her newfound wealth.
However, her lavish lifestyle reportedly created problems in her relationship. According to the publication, Dunga’s boyfriend became unhappy after she allegedly excluded him from the wealth and properties she was accumulating.
Feeling betrayed and left out, the boyfriend reportedly decided to report her activities to the police, providing investigators with information about the alleged theft and her investments.
A source from Zimbabwe’s National Prosecuting Authority reportedly indicated that the boyfriend’s dissatisfaction over being excluded from the properties was a major factor behind his decision to approach the authorities.
Following investigations, Dunga allegedly cooperated with detectives and disclosed the various properties and assets she had acquired with the money.
The authorities, however, reportedly faced difficulties identifying the original owner of the stolen cash. Dunga allegedly told investigators that the passenger was of Pakistani origin and that the five suitcases might have contained approximately US$10 million intended to be smuggled out of Zimbabwe.
Police reportedly suspected that the passenger was involved in an arrangement to illegally transport a substantial amount of money outside the country and might have been reluctant to report the theft because doing so could expose the alleged smuggling operation.
Dunga and Pastor Chipisa were reportedly arrested in November and subsequently granted bail. The authorities also obtained a High Court injunction preventing both individuals from selling or disposing of the properties linked to the case while legal proceedings remained pending.
The unusual case has attracted attention because of the alleged circumstances surrounding the theft, the enormous amount reportedly donated to the pastor and the role Dunga’s boyfriend played in exposing the incident.
