Cape Town – Police have launched a manhunt for three gunmen who stormed the Mogoboya Clinic in Maake, Limpopo on Saturday, pretending to have brought a patient who had consumed poison.
Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Malesela Ledwaba said the suspects fled with the 45-year-old security officer’s firearm.
“It is further alleged that the security guard opened the gate for the suspects who entered the yard while pointing a firearm at him and instructed him to surrender his firearm,” said Ledwaba.
Ledwaba said the suspects then fled the scene in a white Toyota bakkie without registration numbers.
Provincial Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has called upon the community to help the police apprehend the robbers.
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“Any valuable information provided to the police will be treated with confidentiality and respect,“ said General Hadebe.
Anyone with information can contact Investigating Officer, Captain Phokane at 082 319 9742, Crime Stop at 08600 10111, their nearest police station or My SAPSApp.
Last month, four armed men robbed doctors inside Tshopong Hospital in Klerksdorp, North West.
According to the Department of Health spokesperson Tebogo Lekgethwane, four armed men allegedly entered a boardroom where doctors at the hospital were holding a morning briefing and demanded their phones, money and any other valuables.
No suspects were arrested.
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Compiled by Olwethu Mpeshe
