LIMPOPO – Provincial Detectives have launched a massive manhunt for two dangerous fugitives in connection with a series of trio crimes, including serious and violent crimes.
According to police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe, the duo are being sought for a hijacking committed in October 2017 in which a 50-year-old businesswoman and her son were hijacked and shot. The woman’s partner was also injured.
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“It is alleged that three suspects hijacked the victims, drove to the business partner’s homestead in Nkowankowa and robbed the victims of eight buckets of gold, with an estimated street value of R5 million as well as two cellphones, one of which was later recovered. They fled the scene with the woman and her son tied up in the boot of their vehicle,” he explained.
Ngoepe says their luck ran out when they experienced a flat tyre in the Maake policing area and they attempted to hijack an off duty police officer at gun point but he retaliated and a shootout ensued until they fled the scene.
One suspect was later arrested but the remaining two are still on the run.
“The duo is wanted for offences ranging from car hijacking, attempted car hijacking, attempted murder, kidnapping and robbery. Comunities are warned not to confront them as they are very dangerous, he added.
Preliminary police investigations revealed that the duo might be hiding in Pretoria in Gauteng.
“The South African Police Service are requesting Gideon Sambo from Rhulani village in the Burgersdorp area, outside Tzaneen and Kabelo (surname unknown) from Pretoria in the Gauteng Province, to come to Maake or Ritavi Police Stations near Tzaneen or to go to the nearest police station in order to assist them with their investigations in this matter. Anyone who can assist the police with information which can lead to the arrest of these these suspects may contact Captain Richard Boshomane at 079 894 5501; the crime stop number 0860010111; the crime line sms 32211 or the nearest police station,” he concluded.
