Police station attack

ɹǝuuᴉM said:
Well, I was not aware that everyone knows and hides the criminal element. In Colombia always there were a few who discretely forwarded info to the relevant authorities. If you are correct, South Africa has a bigger issue at hand. #GodHelp
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Everyone is an exaggeration but criminals live in communities and are known. That's why some of the less dangerous ones get lynched now and then.
Known criminals are not a South African unique phenomenon by the way. I'm sure you know this but I'm indulging you a bit today.
 
Ngcobo massacre: 5 suspects confess plan was to steal police guns to rob bank

Cape Town - New Police Minister Bheki Cele has revealed that five suspects have given confessions to the events of the Ngcobo massacre, admitting the plan was to rob the Capitec Bank across from the police station.

Cele on Wednesday presented his first statement to the National Assembly on the Ngcobo massacre that saw five police officers killed during an attack on the town's police station this past week.

The former police commissioner - who was sworn in in a separate ceremony on Tuesday - told the House that they have received confessions from five suspects.

"All the suspects who were arrested were questioned, and it transpired that only five of the suspects of the 37 arrested were involved.

"The confession made by the above-mentioned suspects was that a group of eight individuals conspired to rob the Capitec Bank across from the police station."

The eight had identified the police station as a place to get firearms.

He also saluted the officers who gave their lives, regaling the story of how female police officers were forced to open the weapons cache during the attackers’ raid on the station.

"These were female members who were forced to walk and lie on the blood of their colleagues," Cele emphasised.

A ninth police weapon was recovered on Tuesday night, out of a total of 10, he said.

'Only one side will get buried', Cele warns

Cele brought his customary no-nonsense style to the proceedings, promising swift action against those who plotted similar attacks on police officials in future.

"We want to make it very clear that SAPS is not an undertaker company. We resist burying our members," he told the House.

"I want to issue a strong warning. Any military engagement by the thugs engaging SAPS, there [will be] one side who gets buried after the engagement, and that side will not be the South African Police Service."

A special task team countered the attack on Friday, killing seven suspects in a violent shootout at a church in the area.

Cele paid homage to those who lost their lives in the attack.

"It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we stand here and present the stories of young South African police officers that we lost at Ngcobo," he lamented.

"These were young and energetic members."

Cele said the church would remain a "permanent crime scene" for the time being.

"For now, we have no church. It is a crime scene.

"If it [doesn’t] remain a church, it will perish as a criminal crime scene."

'Behaving like animals'

Cele raised the ire of some of the opposition MPs, most notably the Democratic Alliance, when he accused them of grandstanding during their responses to his speech.

"These are families in pain. The community is in pain, and even the police officers are in pain.

"Some time, you should go attend the funeral and be part of the pain that they feel… instead of behaving in the animal way you are," he charged.

"We do" and "we were the first ones there", some in the DA benches hit back.

Cele finished his statement by praising the action of special task team involved in the shootout, and encouraged police officers not to hesitate to "sort things out the right way".

New police minister #BhekiCele salutes the fallen #Ngcobo police officers during his first statement to Parliament as minister. He also warns criminals that SAPS is "not an undertaker business," and "thugs" attack officers at their own risk. @TeamNews24 pic.twitter.com/UMb4slHPTr— Paul Herman (@PaulHermanCPT) February 28, 2018

'Has the sun set on the new dawn?'

Before the debate, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete took the opportunity to welcome unsuspecting new MPs to Parliament, zeroing in on former ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe.

A bashful Mantashe was encouraged to stand up and be recognised by the speaker.

"It was brought to my attention that one of our members looked a bit lost. Let’s welcome Honourable Minister Mantashe," Mbete teased.

Fifteen new Cabinet members took oaths on Tuesday, including ten ministers and five deputies.

Approximately half the Cabinet benches though filled on Wednesday, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Cabinet reshuffle earlier this week.

"Has the sun set on the new dawn?" Democratic Alliance chief whip John Steenuisen chirped before the session began.

New mineral resources minister Gwede #Mantashe stands up bashfully after NA Speaker Baleka Mbete puts him on the spot in Parliament. "It was brought to my attention that one of our members looked a bit lost. Let's welcome him," she teased. @TeamNews24 pic.twitter.com/KBtUJSKe5n— Paul Herman (@PaulHermanCPT) February 28, 2018

Deputy president #DavidMabuza is also in the #NationalAssembly on Wednesday. Cabinet benches about half full. "Has the sun set on the new dawn?" DA chief whip John Steenhuisen taunts as the session starts. @TeamNews24 pic.twitter.com/yNg4Sd70vy— Paul Herman (@PaulHermanCPT) February 28, 2018

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I though capitec kept no money at their branches?
 
‘Seven Angels’ cult leader appears in court, conducts own defence

One of the leaders of the controversial Mancoba Seven Angels Ministries has made a brief appearance in court.

Ephraim Mancoba (23) was wearing a green jacket as he was escorted to the Engcobo Magistrates’ Court by heavily armed police on Tuesday.

He is charged with conspiracy to commit armed robbery with aggravating circumstances.

His older brother, 30-year-old Banele – who is seen as the mastermind and spokesperson of the group – appeared in the same court on Monday on similar charges along with another church member, Siphenathi Maphikwana.

All three were remanded in custody until March 13.

However, none of them have been linked with the murder of five police officers and a soldier at the Engcobo Police Station two weeks ago.

Only one of the Mancoba brothers, Phuthumile (31), has been charged with six counts of murder, attempted murder and possession of an unlicensed firearm.

He appeared at the same court last week and will appear again on Thursday along with his co-accused, Andani Monco (30), Siphosomzi Tshefu (24), Kwanele Ndlwane (22), Siphosihle Tatsi (20), and Phumzile Mhlatywa (46).
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More at: https://city-press.news24.com/News/...ppears-in-court-conducts-own-defence-20180306
 
How Ngcobo cult kept its sex slaves

They had at least 40 “wives” – one as young as 12 – who felt “honoured” when it was their turn to provide leaders of the Mancoba Seven Angels Ministry with sexual satisfaction.

When police took the young women and girls away for questioning after a deadly shoot-out two weeks ago, they asked to be allowed to grieve after “losing their husbands”.

Sordid details are now emerging of the killer cult in the Eastern Cape town of Ngcobo, whose leaders and members allegedly murdered five officers at the local police station last month.

Now a commission of inquiry into the Ngcobo massacre is on the cards.

City Press has learnt that the CRL Rights Commission will meet Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Zweli Mkhize tomorrow, to table a resolution for a commission of inquiry.

On Friday, the commission will meet police in Limpopo, where six cult-like churches similar to the Mancoba Seven Angels Ministry have been identified.

Willing sex slaves

Police officers and two senior Eastern Cape social development department officials told City Press the women and girls were willing sex slaves. One of the officials sat in on interviews conducted with those rescued from the Mancobas.

At least 40 of those rescued from the cult were under the age of 25. One is around 15.

One of the social development officials said the young “wives” did not believe they had been abused.

“We have identified underage girls, some 15 years old and they have had sex with the Mancoba men,” the official said. Some of the girls were believed to have had sex with the Mancoba brothers since the age of 12.

“We are working with them one by one and trying to get as much information from them, so we can establish how old they were when they were first made to have sexual intercourse with these men.”

The official said interviewing the women was difficult, because they appeared to love their abusers.

“The first thing they said to us when we engaged with them, was that they needed time to grieve because they had lost their husbands.”

The official painted a picture of a group of women and girls who were groomed to accept the cult’s sexual practices as their way of life.

“Even though they were very secretive and arrogant initially, with the help of social workers and relevant social services, we were able to make a breakthrough.”
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More at: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/how-ngcobo-cult-kept-its-sex-slaves-20180311-3
 
Bail bid abandoned as more details surface on Ngcobo slayings

More details on how two of the five Ngcobo police officers were lured to their death emerged during the bail hearing of four of the six suspects on Monday.

The six suspects – Andani Monco, Kwanele Ndlwana, Siphosomzi Tshefu, Siphesihle Tatsi, Phumzile Mhlatywa and Phuthumile Mancoba – are facing a range of charges, including five counts of murder after allegedly shooting and killing five police officers, and robbery with aggravating circumstances after they robbed police their firearms and bulletproof vests.

There is also a count of attempted murder after another police officer who was shot in the neck but survived after being rushed to hospital.
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More at : https://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/new...e-details-surface-on-ngcobo-slayings-13916783
 
Our police station had an ADT sign on its gate for ages. Seems to have gone now though... prob never paid.
 
Another Ngcobo shooting suspect abandons bail bid

NGCOBO - Another of the suspects linked to the infamous Seven Angels church at the centre of a deadly attack on a police station in which five police officers and an off-duty army officer was killed has abandoned his bail application.

Phuthumile Mancoba, one of the church leaders, appeared in the Ngcobo Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.

He had earlier indicated his request for bail to the court through his legal aid attorney. However, on Wednesday, Mancoba told the court that he does not require bail any longer.
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More at : https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-af...o-shooting-suspect-abandons-bail-bid-14147164
 
Ngcobo massacre: Police committee asks why Crime Intelligence didn't raise the alarm

Why didn't Crime Intelligence send out any warning signals about the Seven Angels Ministry in Ngcobo?

This question has remained unanswered after the police's delivery of a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Police on Wednesday to explain interventions they had taken to improve safety at the Ngcobo police station.

The Seven Angels Ministry, which was led by seven Mancoba brothers, is at the centre of allegations relating to the massacre of five police officers and a soldier on February 21. The attack started at the police station in the rural Eastern Cape town, where the attackers looted several weapons and ammunition.

Two days later, after receiving a tip-off that some of the weapons were on the premises of the ministry, just outside Khalinyanga village, a shootout with the police ensued. It led to the death of seven people, including three of the Mancoba brothers.

"What has been the crime intelligence activities in that area?" EFF MP Phillip Mhlongo asked.

He also asked whether the money the church had made attracted the police's attention.

DA MP Zakhele Mbhele added that he had read reports that the community raised complaints about the ministry. He asked whether there was an investigation into the "failure of crime intelligence".
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More at: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/...e-intelligence-didnt-raise-the-alarm-20180523
 
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