Cape Town – Police in Gauteng have arrested a suspect linked to the notorious Boko Haram gang that operates from Mamelodi.
The suspect was held in connection with three business robbery cases in Pretoria.
In a statement, police spokesperson, Brigadier Brenda Muridili, said the 38-year-old’s arrest came on Tuesday after the police traced his movements.
“On 26 April 2022, the team, comprising of members from Provincial Crime Intelligence, Tshwane District Taxi Violence Crime Intelligence Gathering and Detectives as well as Tshwane Metropolitan Police Department Drug Team, operationalised intelligence information that has been gathered on the movements of the targeted suspect and went to Denneboom Station in Mamelodi where they found and placed the suspect under arrest,” said Muridili.
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The suspect from Silverton, was linked to three business robbery cases registered in Mamelodi in January 2020 and two in November of 2021.
“I commend the team that worked together to ensure that those who terrorise the community are hunted down and brought to book. This arrest will help us to close gang related cases that were committed in Mamelodi in the past years,” said Lieutenant General Mawela.
The suspect will be appearing before the Mamelodi Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.
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According to News24, the Boko Haram gang has allegedly been involved in a spate of robberies, as well as extortion, intimidation and other serious and violent crimes in Mamelodi and surrounding areas.
“Last year, the area saw a series of gang-related killings, which left nine people dead. The murders have been linked to gang warfare between the Boko Haram gang and a breakaway group. Among those murdered was Phillip Given Mnguni, widely believed to have been the leader of the group, which is named after the jihadist extremist organisation in West Africa,” the report said.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
