Ogies has been the target of criminals for the past two weeks.
Following on the heels of the attempted break-in at a supermarket on April 13, heavily armed robbers shot a policeman during an attempted bank robbery on April 21 at 04:00.
Amidst all the criminal activities a story of courage and bravery unfolded.
A policeman saved his colleague while under fire from the robbers.
The inside of the police vehicle on which robbers opened fire on April 21.
Constables Checha Doctor Makua and Dumisani Piet Nkambule responded to a break-in at the Absa bank in Ogies.
As the police approached the bank, the robbers opened fire.
Nkambule was wounded in the arm and leg. Instinct took over and Makua returned fire and kept on firing until he ran out of ammunition. He then took his wounded partner’s weapon and kept on firing at the suspects.
While the bullets were flying around them Makua dragged Nkambule to safety.
Brigadier Leonard Hlathi, provincial police spokesperson said the suspects fled the scene without their loot.
“Police discovered that the villains gained entrance into the bank and blasted a safe,” Hlathi said.
However they could not blast through the safe’s thick walls. Police seized explosives on the scene.
Absa Bank in Ogies was the target for thieves who blasted a safe on April 21.
“We will not leave any stone unturned until these villains are brought to book. Anyone who attacks or kills a police officer will face the full vigour of the law,” said the Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma.
Nkambule was transferred to a hospital in Johannesburg and is recovering well.
The investigation is ongoing.
Any person with information can contact Warrant Officer Simon Matshika: 072 274 8592.
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