Times Of Swaziland: GUNMEN SHOOT AT POLICE CAMP

GUNMEN SHOOT AT POLICE CAMP
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Stanley Khumalo and Sibusiso Zwane on 04/08/2022 08:46:00


MANZINI – Police officers were again a target of unknown gunmen last night as
seven bullets were reportedly fired into a house in their camp at Zakhele.
The police camp, which is in close proximity to the National Psychiatric
Referral Hospital, had one of the houses hailed with about seven bullets.
According to impeccable sources, the gunmen were targeting the occupants of the
house as they shot through the door. It was said some of the bullets were lodged
in a refrigerator within the house. Impeccable sources said the incident
happened at about 7pm. They shared suspicions that the gunmen could have walked
into the camp as it was also adjacent to the Zakhele Sports Ground.  At the time
of compiling this report, at 8pm yesterday, it was reported that there was no
casualty of the shooting.
Confirmed
Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Superintendent Phindile
Vilakati confirmed that there was a shooting incident at Zakhele Police Camp.
However, she asked not to comment further at that time. It is a known fact that
members of the State security agents have been targeted and killed by unknown
gunmen with the recent incident being the shooting of Bonginkosi Dlamini, 46. He
was shot dead just after 6am while walking along Mathangeni, Matsapha, to the
Police Academy, which is two kilometers away from where he was killed.
On the eve of Dlamini’s shooting, a member of the Umbutfo Eswatini Defence
Force (UEDF), was also shot while driving along the same stretch of road. He
survived the shooting. Leading to that was the killing of Sibusiso Matsebula who
was shot about 500 metres away from his duty station - Matsapha Police Station
– by a daring gunman at Sigodvweni, which is along the Ndlunganye - Police
Accademy Public Road. This was after a female officer, Zinhle Mavuso from
northern Hhohho, was shot dead while her colleague was shot in the chest. This
incident happened in the wee hours on the outskirts of the Manzini Central
Business District (CBD), on a Saturday.