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Police in Sterksruit are on the hunt for a house robbery and murder suspect following an incident that occurred at Tienbank locality on Sunday evening, 6 June 2021.

It is alleged that at about 23:30, a couple were in their house when the suspect pushed open the door and demanded the vehicle keys. A scuffle ensued between them and the suspect fatally shot the male and assaulted his girlfriend with the firearm. She sustained an open wound on her head. The suspect fled with the couple’s vehicle. The tracker was activated and the vehicle belonging to the couple was found abandoned with the key still inside.

Police are appealing to any person who can assist in tracing the suspect to contact the investigating officer D/Cst Belebese onl 051 6119234 or 071 352 9234 or Crime Stop 0860010111.

Source: South African Police Service

Yesterday at about 16:00 two off duty police Constables arrested a 29-year-old suspect for dealing and possession of drugs.

The two police officials were sitting in front of the police barracks when approached by an unknown male who introduced himself as selling dagga and drugs. They showed interest and asked him to show what he was selling and was later arrested in possession of drugs and an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect is appearing at Elliotdale Magistrates’ Court today.

Amathole Acting District Commander Brigadier Ngangema Xakavu appreciated the job well done by members in insuring that they will fight crime even if they are off duty. He commended them for arresting the suspect when he was trying to sell drugs to them.

Source: South African Police Service

WESTERN CAPE – With our focus on serious and violent crimes in this province, members of the Flying Squad reacted on a tipoff and conducted a search at a residence in Vera Street, Scottsdene, Kraaifontein yesterday.

The search led to the discovery of two homemade firearms, also referred to as zip guns, and the subsequent arrest of two male suspects aged 17 and 23. The suspects will face the charges against them tomorrow in the Blue Downs Magistrates court.

Source: South African Police Service

BUTTERWORTH – Dealing in drugs remains a serious criminal offence and the South African Police Service is mandated to and will act against a person that is illegally in possession of drugs.

On Saturday, 5 June 2021, police members in Butterworth were conducting Vuthu Hawe operations when they arrested a 29-year-male in possession of drugs.

Police followed up on information received of a suspect allegedly dealing in drugs at his home at Skithi Informal Settlement outside Butterworth. The shack was searched and a plastic bag with tik and one plastic bag with cocaine was found. The suspect was detained for possession of drugs and will appear in the Butterworth magistrate court on 7 June 2021.

In another unrelated incident, Alice Operational Command Centre (OCC) members were busy with an operation when they arrested three suspects for dealing in drugs. Members acted on information received and searched a house at Ntselamanzi Location outside Alice. A search warrant was executed and they recovered five halves of mandrax tablets, five quarters of mandrax tablets and six rolls of dagga. The suspects were arrested and charged for possession and dealing in drugs.

The suspect will appear in the Alice magistrate court tomorrow.

Source: South African Police Service

LAGOS, NIGERIA – Nigeria’s government said Friday it was suspending Twitter indefinitely in Africa’s most populous nation, a day after the company deleted a controversial tweet President Muhammadu Buhari made about a secessionist movement.

It was not immediately clear when the suspension would go into effect as users could still access Twitter late Friday, and many said they would simply use VPNs to maintain access to the platform.

Others mocked the government for using the platform to announce the action.

“You’re using Twitter to suspend Twitter? Are you not mad?” one user tweeted in response.

Information Minister Lai Mohammed said Friday that government officials took the step because the platform was being used “for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.”

Mohammed criticized Twitter for deleting the post. “The mission of Twitter in Nigeria is very suspicious,” he said, adding that Twitter had in the past ignored “inciting” tweets against the Nigerian government.

Twitter deleted Buhari’s post on Wednesday, calling it abusive, after the president threatened suspected separatist militants in the southeast.

More than 1 million people died during the 1967-70 civil war that erupted when secessionists sought to create an independent Biafra for the ethnic Igbo people. Buhari, an ethnic Fulani, was on the opposing side in the war against the Igbos.

In recent months, pro-Biafra separatists have been accused of attacking police and government buildings, and Buhari vowed to retaliate and “treat them in the language they understand.”

Source: Voice of America

COOKHOUSE – SAPS endeavours to remove illicit drugs from our streets yielded positive results when a 21-year-old suspect was arrested in possession of drugs.

On Friday 04 June 2021 Grahamstown K9 member Captain Percy Benn, a dog handler together with Cookhouse Crime Prevention members followed up on information on drug dealing in Cookhouse.

The team confiscated 28 full mandrax tablets and a substantial amount of cash after executing a search warrant at a residence in Jasen Street, Cookhouse.

The estimated street value of the drugs is about R 2260-00.

The suspect is due to appear before the Somerset East Magistrates Court soon.

Cookhouse Station Commander, Lieutenant Colonel Dennis Ferreira, commended the members and thanked Captain Percy Benn for his assistance on arresting the suspect and the recovery of the drugs.

Source: South African Police Service