Hawks boss in shooting, crash mystery
March 20 2015 at 01:22pm
By Solly Maphumulo
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Suspended Gauteng Hawks boss Major-General Shadrack
Sibiya was reportedly involved in a shooting and crash. File photo: Itumeleng
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Johannesburg - Hawks Gauteng boss Major-General Shadrack Sibiya, at the
centre of an illegal Zimbabwean renditions storm, has allegedly been shot at
and his car overturned.
Several sources told The Star that Sibiya’s car was shot at in the early
hours of Monday and overturned.
Sibiya’s friend, Lt Colonel Leslie “Cowboy” Maluleke, said he was aware
that Sibiya was involved in an accident, but did not know anything about the
shooting. “He was with his advocate Victor Nkwashu when the accident occurred.
Sibiya is recovering at home,” Maluleke said.
Joburg Metro Police Department spokesman Chief Superintendent Wayne
Minnaar said he could not find any records of the accident.
“I’ve checked. There is nothing. There was another query earlier this
week,” Minnaar said.
According to an SAPS internal memo sent to several members, the BMW that
Sibiya was driving aquaplaned and rolled a number of times. He sustained
injuries to his ribs and the abdominal area.
Sibiya was treated at Sandton Medi-Clinic. Nkwashu was also treated for
whiplash and discharged, according to the memo.
However, when The Star contacted Nkwashu for comment, he denied being
involved in an accident.
“Attempts to reach advocate Nkwashu on his cellphone have proved futile.
“The secretary of General Sibiya was contacted to provide clarity on the
incident. She indicated Mrs Sibiya had informed her of the circumstances,” read
the memo.
A source who did not want to be named said: “We heard there was a
shooting. They are saying his vehicle aquaplaned and overturned, but it was not
raining on Monday. Where was that pool of water? This is very sinister. Sibiya
is a very senior police officer, but he does not know he must report the
accident to the metro police. Or if there was a shooting, he needs to open a
case.”
Gauteng police’s provincial spokesman Lieutenant Kay Makhubela said he
did not know anything about the shooting or the accident.
“When there is a case, you must report it and if you have been shot at,
you must open a case. I don’t know if there was a shooting or if he was
involved in an accident. If this is true, I don’t know why he did not report
it,” Makhubela said.
Another source, who did not want to be named, said he suspected Sibiya
wanted to make it look like he was being targeted. Sibiya spent a night in
hospital and was discharged the following day.
He is reportedly recovering at home after he was involved in a car
accident.
Sibiya was suspended pending an investigation into his alleged role in
the illegal rendition of Zimbabweans in 2010, but Judge Elias Matojane ruled
that his suspension was unconstitutional, invalid and unlawful.
Major-General Mthandazo Ntlemeza then approached the high court in
Pretoria to challenge the suspension’s overturning.
The Star
