POLOKWANE – One of the four escapees, Abel Modiba (31) was re-arrested at Rwanda Village in the Nwamitwa area, outside Tzaneen, on Saturday, 17 November.
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Police spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe says Modiba was arrested during a sting joint operation by the Haenertsburg Saps members and the Tzaneen Cluster Tracking Team and that the manhunt for the three remaining escapees is still underway.
Modiba was one of four awaiting trial prisoners who escaped from the back of a moving police van on the corner of Hospital and Landros Maree streets on Wednesday, 14 November. The prisoners were being transported from Haenertsburg Police Station outside Tzaneen to Polokwane.
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Ngoepe says a manhunt for the following suspects continues:
“The re-arrested suspect will appear before the Polokwane Magistrate Court soon for escaping from lawful custody. Anyone with information that can lead to the re-arrest of the three remaining escapees may contact Colonel Linky Mathebula on 064 756 8218; Detective Warrant Officer Andrew Ngamuni on 082 414 3031; the crime stop number 0860010111; the crime Line SMS 32211 or the nearest police station,” he concluded.
