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Media Statement POTCHEFSTROOM – The Provincial Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Sello Kwena, welcomes the arrest of two suspects in connection with the murder of the late Constable Mogoro Clement Makola (31). The victim was shot and killed on Monday evening, 15 April 2024, in Lekgalong village near Marikana outside Rustenburg. The suspects, aged 40 and 44, were arrested in Ramochana outside Rustenburg on Friday, 26 April 2024, during a Crime Intelligence driven operation by Brits Trio Task Team and Marikana Visible Policing. That after Brits Local Criminal Record Centre (LCRC) provided the Investigating Officer with information after one of the suspects was identified through fingerprints. The team arrested the first suspect at a liquor restaurant and allegedly implicated his accomplice who was also arrested at the same place. On further questioning by the Investigating Officer, the suspect took the team to a house where a 9mm firearm with obliterated serial number, a magazine and four ammunition were found. The suspects who are both Mozambican foreign nationals, are expected to appear in the Rustenburg Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 29 April 2024, for murder. The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) is investigating. Lieutenant General Sello Kwena extolled all members and units involved including the Hawks for their determination and collaborative efforts, to ensure the arrest of the suspects. Meanwhile, the late Constable Makola who was declared dead on arrival at Kanana clinic after being shot several times, was laid to rest yesterday in Jane Furse, Limpopo Province. Ends Click here for initial statement.
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