Seven Nyalas for EMPD to deal with violent protests
Some of the Community Safety Oversight Committee members visited the plant to be taken through the assembly line where Nyalas are constructed from the outset to a finished product.
The EMPD, in its quest to deal with violent public protests in a non-lethal fashion and in line with the Constitution, ordered seven Nyalas, the multi-purpose armed vehicles.
According to chief superintendent Wilfred Kgasago, EMPD spokesperson, the order was made via the Future of Motion company situated at Olifantsfontein.
Kgasago said the Nyala is an agile and highly protected armoured personnel carrier to ensure effective policing for crowd management while ensuring safety of police members in riotous situations.
“Thus far, the EMPD has taken delivery of five Nyalas with the balance of two to be delivered by the end of June. The Nyalas are security vehicles designed for patrol and crowd control management.
“The vehicles have ballistic armouring as well as ballistic glass for the protection of occupants. It is also fitted with a hydraulically operated front dozer blade capable of removing objects blockading roads and has roof-mounted cable cutters.”
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