Hijacking proves to be false
“The community needs to take note that reporting a false case is a serious offence that will not be tolerated by the SAPS,” warned Roussow.
A man who opened a case at the Vosloorus SAPS on September 5 claiming his silver VW Polo had been hijacked outside his house has been arrested and charged with perjury following police investigations which proved his car had, in fact, been repossessed by the bank.
According to the Vosloorus SAPS media liaison officer, Capt Piet Rossouw, the alleged hijacking victim arrived at the police station around 7.30pm on September 5 and lodged a case. He claimed he was accompanied by his 10-year-old son in the vehicle when they were confronted by three unknown armed men as he was about to step out of his car and open the main gate to his yard.
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In his statement to the police, the man claimed the culprits then pointed a firearm at him and demanded he surrender his vehicle. He later told the police he and his son were then blinded before being pushed into the back seat of the car and driven to an unknown destination.
He claimed he was informed that the kidnappers were Nigerians and that they were demanding he pay them R30 000 so they could fly back to Nigeria. He said, the next day, his kidnappers gave him his cellphone back before driving him home to arrange the ransom money, while the hijackers kept his son with them in the car.
However, extensive police investigation later revealed that the man had actually lied under oath when he made the hijacking statement. Detectives’ investigations proved that the man’s vehicle had, in fact, been repossessed and the bank was demanding a settlement payment of R30 000 for him to get his vehicle back.
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The man’s 10-year-old son was later found safe and sound with his mother in Soweto. The suspect was immediately arrested and charged with perjury. His case was set to be heard on September 6 for a formal remand while police investigations continue.
The SAPS said valuable police resources, manpower and time were wasted in investigating a crime the complainant knew very well did not happen.
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