Police ask help in search for kidnapped boy
Police are searching for a 14 year-old boy who was kidnapped at gunpoint from his homestead
ESIKHAWINI police are searching for a 14 year-old boy who was kidnapped at gunpoint from his homestead in the Port Durnford Reserve last month.
According to SAPS Communication Officer, Lieutenant TG Mkhumane, the missing child, Nhlanhla Melusi Gumede, was last seen on 13 February at a communal water tap near his home at around 7.15pm.
According to reports he was kidnapped by five male suspects at gunpoint and taken away in a green vehicle of unknown model and make.
He was never seen again and was reported missing by his mother Fikile Zandile Tembe and grandmother.
The police are investigating a case of kidnapping.
Nhlanhla is a Grade 7 pupil at Mhlanga School in Port Durnford.
Anybody with information is asked to urgently contact investigating officer, Cst Rooi on 082 5570857 or eSikhawini Branch Commander NT Mncwango on 082 5572201.
