LIMPOPO – According to police spokesperson Lt Col Moatshe Ngoepe, the suspects stole six firearms as well as an undisclosed amount of money including Rands and Dollars.
The firearms that were robbed were three rifles, two pump gun rifles and one revolver.
The first two suspects accosted the security guard, aimed their firearms and instructed him to call the owner of the lodge saying there was a leopard in the vicinity.
“When the owner came out to check, he was immediately pointed with firearms and forced into the house. They demanded the keys to the safe and the suspects took an undisclosed amount of cash and firearms. The owner’s wife was also assaulted with the butt of a firearm. The other two suspects tied three security guards, three employees, the owner and his wife up,” Ngoepe explained.
The suspects fired one shot and left the scene in the owner’s vehicle. It was later found abandoned in Acornhoek in Mpumalanga.
“Anyone with information which can lead to the arrest of the suspects in this matter may contact Detective Constable Happy Mahlangu at 082 836 6696; the crime stop toll free number 0860010111; the crime line sms 32211 or the nearest police station,” Ngoepe concluded.
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
