According to spokeswoman Grace Langa, officers from the Johannesburg metro police were patrolling Selby on Tuesday when they observed a red VW Polo parked with the window open and the driver conversing with someone outside the vehicle.
“The driver of the Polo was handing the man what seemed to be narcotics. The members approached the Polo, and the gentleman standing close to the window bolted. The Polo likewise drove away, and the police pursued and stopped it.” The car was searched and narcotics were discovered inside. According to the driver, the narcotics were his brother’s.
“The suspect was apprehended and placed inside the police van to inform officers of his brother’s whereabouts. When the brother became aware of the cops, he fled, extracted narcotics from his front body, and consumed them. He then succumbed.
“An ambulance was sent to the site, where he was pronounced dead “‘She said. Separately, Ipid said that a Nigerian suspect was slain Monday in Kempton Park during a gunfight with police. Langa said that a police captain reportedly observed a gunshot incident at Kempton Park’s Central Avenue.
“He allegedly heard gunshots, turned around and observed people fleeing opposite Engen garage, at which point he did a U-turn. “He further said that he saw four individuals armed sprinting towards a white BMW 1 series, getting inside the vehicle and driving away.
“At that point, he drew his service weapon, a 9mm Z88, and fired three shots at the BMW “‘She said. Langa said that the officer attempted to pursue the car but it fled, and he returned to the location of the shooting. He summoned an ambulance, and the mysterious individual was pronounced dead by paramedics. He was eventually identified as Ajence, a Nigerian citizen.
She said that two sergeants from Kempton Park visible policing received the lookout notice over the police radio and saw the BMW driving dangerously on the R24. They pursued the car. Between the cops and the suspects, a gunfight occurred.
“The shooting began in Kempton Park and continued down the R24 until it came to the Gillooly’s intersection. Three suspects, all of whom are Nigerian nationals, have been apprehended. The fourth suspect, also a Nigerian native, was discovered dead next to the white BMW’s parking space,” Langa said.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Nigerian dies after swallowing drugs in Joburg, as cops shoot dead another two in Kempton Park (iol.co.za)
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