LIMPOPO – The police have confirmed the identity of the person killed in a drive-by shooting incident in Seshego yesterday afternoon (January 30).
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According to police spokesperson Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo, 53-year-old Monageng Solomon Ledwaba sat in his parked motor vehicle next to the traffic lights behind the Seshego Circle Centre when he was killed.
“An unknown number of assailants approached in a white Toyota Fortuner, without number plates, and shot him several times before they fled the scene. The motive behind incident is not known at this stage but taxi violence cannot be ruled out,” Mojapelo added and indicated that Ledwaba was the South African National Taxi Council Capricorn region chairperson.
Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has requested residents to come forth with information that can lead to the arrest of the assailants.
“Anyone with valuable information may contact Warrant Officer Kwena Malebana on 079 7081670 or Lieutenant Colonel Richard Boshomane on 079 894 5501, the Crime Stop number on 08600 10111 or their nearest police,” Mojapelo concluded.
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