VEREENIGING. – The Sedibeng regional chairperson of the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (Popcru), Nkosinathi Ndwandwe, stole the show when he told members to use what they have to eliminate criminals who attempt to kill Police.
Speaking at the prayer march against the killing of law enforcement officers, Ndwandwe said, “If the criminal talks to you through the bullet, respond with a bullet.” The event was led by pastors and started with a march at the corner of Van Riebeeck Street to Beaconsfield Avenue and the Vereeniging City Hall on Thursday.
He said the ‘music’ – which is to say the sound of an R5 rifle – should be heard loud and clear from the police when it comes to self-defence:
“Police should not die with machine guns in their hands.”
Ndwandwe added that the police should not be scared to shoot and kill as the union would be there to protect them.
Bishop Vincent Jones, initiator and also chairperson of the Greater Vaal Pastoral Forum, said, “We all have to stand against the barbaric slaughter of men and women in blue and brown. We have to make the community aware that ‘the act of killing is evil and we should not keep mum’.” He said once criminals disarm and kill Police, they will have the community hunting them down to kill them. No one should turn a blind eye to any criminal activity. The law enforcement agency and wardens are important to society,” said Jones.
