Shop owner Mr Abdinur Ismail Mohammed said that every time there is a protest he always fears for his life and the safety of his shop.
On Monday, January 16 during a protest at Vosman he claimed that a group of about 200 protesters looted his shop. This is not the first time nor the second time but the fourth time that his Mash General Dealer shop has been looted.
Shop owner Mr Abdinur Ismail Mohammed standing in his empty shop after it was allegedly looted by protesters.
The empty shop belonging to shop owner Mr Abdinur Ismail Mohammed in Vosman after it was allegedly looted by protesters on Monday, January 16, goods worth more than R240 000 were looted according to Mr Mohammed.
Mr Mohammed explained that a group of about 200 people came running to his shop after a running battle with the police. He said they broke the burglar door and the door to gain entrance to the shop.
“They took everything that was inside the shop. The shop was fully stocked with goods and they cleaned the shop and took goods worth about R240 000 and four fridges as well,” said Mr Mohammed.
He said the protesters blocked the road for the police to pass through the main road while they looted his shop and when the police eventually came the shop was already empty.
According to Mohammed his shop was broken into in 2010, 2012 and in 2015 when it was looted by land invaders and later they burned the shop and again this year. Another nearby shop was looted as well.
“I have lost a lot during all these incidents and I am trying to make a living but some people are against my efforts to make a genuine living,” added Mr Mohammed.
Shop owner Mr Jabril Mahomed Abukar whose shop, Jabulane General Dealer was allegedly looted by the protesters at Vosman on Monday, January 16.
Newly put burglar doors at Mr Jibril Mahomed Abukar shop in Vosman after they were allegedly broken by protesters.
Another shop owner had his shop looted by the same group of protesters; Mr Jibril Mahomed Abukar of Jabulane General Dealer suffered the same fate as Mr Mohammed. He said the group broke his burglar doors and he struggled to prevent them from coming to his shop trying to break the steel door.
“They used axes and other instruments to break the door and eventually came into the shop and took a lot of goods. They were aiming for food parcels already packed,” said Mr Abukar.
He said it was for the first time that they had broken into his shop. Both cases were reported to the police.
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