Photo: National Police Commissioner General Khehla John Sitole. (South African Police Service)
The National Commissioner of police in Gauteng, General Khehla John Sitole ordered that cop killers be tracked down following yet another death of a slain South African Police Service member on Wednesday.
Constable Ntobeko Nhlanhla Langa was being followed by a white sedan with three male occupants in the said vehicle. When Ntobeko stopped his vehicle, one suspect alighted from the sedan and fired multiple shots at him, killing him instantly. Nothing, including his service pistol, was taken from him.
Constable Langa was attached to the crime intelligence unit in Soweto east since 2011 and was due to testify in the Randfontein Magistrates Courts on Thursday morning.
General Sitole has condemned the killing of Constable Langa saying; “My sincere condolences to the family and colleagues of the deceased member. I have directed that the province mobilise all resources to ensure that they track down these callous criminals and bring them to book”, the General Sitole added.”
In a separate incident that happened on the same day, another member of the SAPS was shot and wounded while conducting crime prevention duties in Attridgeville, west of Pretoria.
The member was part of a team that was searching for suspects that had allegedly been committing robberies in the area. In a routine stop-and-search, the team pulled off a vehicle but as they ordered the suspect to alight from the vehicle, he began shooting towards the members, wounding Constable Tumelo Raphael Mohlala.
The members returned fire at the suspect and was later certified dead.
The National Commissioner has wished the member a speedy recovery.
“I applaud the members of the team for their bravery and not backing down,” said General Sitole.
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- general khehla: Photo: National Police Commissioner General Khehla John Sitole. (South African Police Service)
