3 cops in court for kidnapping
July 1 2015 at 02:52pm
By Lindi Masinga
By Lindi Masinga
King Williams Town - Three police officers will appear in the Dutywa
Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday on charges of kidnapping after they allegedly
abducted a man from his home, Eastern Cape police said.
Spokesperson Brigadier Marinda Mills said: “The arrests and court
appearance of the two constables and a sergeant from Mthatha SAPS relates to an
incident on 14 May 2015 when the three police officials, wearing uniform and
driving in a marked police vehicle, approached the complainant, Fikile Zikithi
of Machibini Admin Area in Dutywa.”
“They allegedly searched his house, indicating that they were following
up on information relating to illegal firearms.”
The three men were accompanied by another man, Vukile Ngcukwa, who posed
as their “commander”, dressed in civilian clothes and he was driving his
private VW Polo at the time, Mills said.
“When the so-called “search” was completed, they forced the complainant
into the VW Polo in order for him to accompany them to Mthatha, where he would
be required to draw a large amount of money from his account with his bank
cards.”
Mills said that somebody alerted the Mthatha police to what had happened
at the complainant’s house, and officers began searching for the VW Polo.
“Not long after the incident was reported, they spotted the vehicle and
arrested Vukile Ngcukwa in Mthatha and set the complainant free.”
Ngcukwa is not a member of the SAPS and has already appeared in court on
a charge of kidnapping, and was released on R1000 bail and will appear in court
again on July 25, 2015.
The three police officials were arrested on June 29, 2015 and will also
appear on charges of kidnapping.
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