SMVAF MANAGER MURDERED

MPOLONJENI – The festive season has kicked off on a rather sad note for a family of Mpolonjeni after one of their own was kidnapped and later murdered.

The victim has been identified as Sifiso Ndaba, a Manager at the Sincephetelo Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (SMVAF). It is believed that Ndaba was kidnapped while at his home at Mpolonjeni in the outskirts of Mbabane, later murdered and his body dumped at Sigombeni Mountains. Ndaba, who was an Internal Auditor at SMVAF was kidnapped from his home at around 3pm on Saturday while he was from attending a Men’s Weekend Retreat at Evangelical Church in Matsapha. Ndaba is said to have met with his unexpected visitors inside his house, who had awaited him following a break-in through a back window. A family member who confirmed the death said the kidnappers broke into the house and made themselves comfortable in one of the rooms.

Pounced

She said when Ndaba alighted from his vehicle and was still shocked to see the doors wide open, the kidnappers pounced on him just as he was about to enter. Information she obtained from certain neighbours is to the effect that the kidnappers took out chilli sauce inside his refrigerator and smeared it in his eyes before wrapping masking tape all around his face. She said the kidnappers, who were driving in a vehicle which they had left by the roadside and walked towards the homestead which is at the centre of other homes, then led Ndaba back into his vehicle and drove off with him. “When they took him, they put him inside his vehicle, an Audi, which we suspect was driven by one of the kidnappers, as Ndaba was helpless,” the relative narrated. The other vehicle which the kidnappers were initially driving  in followed Ndaba’s car.

According to the relative, Ndaba’s car was found burnt and abandoned along Ludzeludze Road. However, sources close to the matter said there was no trace of his corpse in the burnt vehicle, which resulted in police officers continuing with the search. His body was found abandoned at Sigombeni Mountains. There are allegations that it was  slightly burnt, though this information could not be confirmed. The family member could only confirm that Ndaba could have died from possible strangulation and suffocation as his throat was found with marks.
When quizzed on what they suspected was the motive behind the kidnapping and eventual brutal murder of their relative, the family said it was clear that the people  wanted Ndaba dead and just took the items inside the house as a by the way act. She said the kidnappers stole a television set, laptop, jewellery and cosmetics belonging to Ndaba’s wife.

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