Police Officers Ambushed And Injured By Foreign Nationals
Recently in Limpopo, police officers were taken to hospitals after being ambushed and stoned by several foreign nationals. A total of 13 people have been arrested and charged with attempted murder and assault following this incident.
Members of the provincial organized crime unit and tactical response team were tracing alleged drug dealers when they were attacked by suspects who threw stones and assaulted them.
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According to Limpopo police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba, some officers sustained injuries during the ambush and had to be taken to hospitals for treatment.
Although the suspects initially evaded arrest, 13 foreign nationals were apprehended on the following Tuesday.
These suspects, aged between 20 and 42 years, were arrested in Unit F, Mankweng, and are facing charges of attempted murder and assault with the intent to cause grievous bodily harm (GBH). They are scheduled to appear in the Mankweng Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
The provincial commissioner of police in Limpopo, Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe, strongly condemned the incident. Addressing the severity of the matter, Hadebe stated, “We will not tolerate such brazen acts of violence against our police officers. The suspects will face the full might of the law.”
This ambush in Limpopo follows a similar incident in Kimberly, where a police station was attacked by a group of foreign nationals.
Police officers conducting stop-and-search operations in Kimberly had found a man in possession of mandrax tablets, dagga, and crystal meth.
The suspect resisted arrest, and a large group of men allegedly assaulted the officers and destroyed police property. Police fired rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, leading to the arrest of three suspects for public violence and another four for malicious damage to property.
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