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[JUST IN] 13 awaiting trial prisoners escape from Seshego holding cells

Their escape and the circumstances surrounding it are subject to ongoing internal and criminal police investigations.

POLOKWANE – Police in Seshego outside Polokwane have launched a massive manhunt for 13 awaiting trial prisoners who escaped from the holding cells on Friday night, 6 September 2019.

Police Spokesperson, Col Moatshe Ngoepe says the prisoners escaped during a routine cell visit at about 21:30.

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The escapees who were arrested for business robberies and Contravention of the Illegal Immigration Act were identified as follows:

– Jeffry Sekunda (40).
– Alex Chinengo (26)
– Usher Hamadanisa (27)
– Edmore Madzudzu (34)
– Concelia Musengeni (35)
– Jeffrey Duvenegwa (37)
– Tenashe Moyo (24)
– Elvis Charo (26)
– Ida Jana (20)
– Cosia Mabena (19)
– Ludwick Dube (19)
– Luckson Manyangadzi (31)
– Mishack Brian (19)

“Police are appealing to anyone with information that can lead to the re-arrest of the escapees to not approach or try and arrest them, but rather to contact Colonel Simon Mogale at 071 479 2329; the crime stop number 0860010111 or the nearest police station,” Ngoepe said.

Their escape and the circumstances surrounding it are subject to ongoing internal and criminal police investigations.

raeesak@nmgroup.co.za

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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