Cape Town – Two Egyptian nationals, aged 19 and 31, were reportedly rescued on Friday after being kidnapped on May 14, 2022, at a club in Gauteng.
News24 reported that Muwmin Hitham Kamel Gaber, 19, and Fadi Said Elhadi Mohamed Hamond, 31, were student pilots from a flying school in Vereeniging.
Following the pair’s disappearance, the Egyptian embassy in Pretoria collaborated with South African authorities and ATIS Aviation Academy to free them.
South African authorities launched a 72-hour rescue operation to save the students.
The two kidnapping victims have been freed. Police arrested two suspects and more arrests are expected. One of the alleged suspects is a drug kingpin from the south of JHB. It is believed the family paid a ransom. https://t.co/kDXD2E04oO
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) June 11, 2022
“The drop was done and he was then instructed to return to the shopping centre and await further instruction regarding the release of the boys. Later instruction was given to the representative to proceed to the Maraisburg area where the boys will be released near a garage.
The suspects were expected to appear in the Vereeniging Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
