CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION ON PEOPLE BURNING STRUCTURES

MANZINI – The police are offering a cash reward for information that will lead to the arrest and subsequent prosecution of people behind the burning of structures in the country.

The National Commissioner (NATCOM) of Police, William Dlamini, in a press release, said the Royal Eswatini Police Service (REPS) was noting with deep concern and dismay the ongoing acts of sabotage being perpetrated around the country. He said the acts of sabotage were targeting various government structures, key community social services facilities such as schools, tinkhundla centres and imiphakatsi. The NATCOM said businesses also continued to bear the brunt of the debilitating and senseless acts of saboteurs. He said lately, they were witnessing the bombing of police camps and private homes of police officers.

Properties

“It should concern all of us as a nation that while efforts are underway to rebuild properties damaged during the onset of the unrest that besieged the country in June, there are elements that are still hell-bent on sowing seeds of anarchy, causing more destruction and further undermining the peace and stability we have always known,” said Dlamini. He said as a law enforcement agency, they condemned these barbaric and irresponsible acts of violence in the strongest terms possible, as they were a massive setback for the country. Dlamini said it was shocking and bewildering how the saboteurs had stooped so low as to target schools, which threatened the future of children and literally threw it into complete disarray.  
“Surely this is unacceptable!”

He said as a police service, they wanted to assure the nation that they would not rest until they brought the offenders before justice so that law and order could take its normal course in the country. Dlamini said the police acknowledged that without the assistance and support of various stakeholders, inclusive of members of the public, they could not succeed in discharging their mandate. “It is against this background that we appeal to the peace-loving citizens of this country to assist us with information that will lead to the arrest and subsequent prosecution of the perpetrators of the acts of sabotage.  We have a cash reward for such information that will be proffered to the police,” he said. The NATCOM, when sought for clarity on the exact amount of the cash reward, said: “We did not state it deliberately as there are many cases where we seek assistance in.” He said the value of the property destroyed also varied. Dlamini said the amount to be rewarded for valuable information shall be determined per case.
Worth noting is that property estimated to be over E3 billion was destroyed during the political unrest in the kingdom. These incidents have also continued as over the weekend, property valued over E1.2 million was burnt.

Meanwhile, the NATCOM further said as a measure to protect schools from the needless and senseless attacks, as the police they were appealing to the communities where these facilities were located, especially utilising community-based crime prevention structures such as the community police members, to continue ensuring their safety and security in partnership with the police. He said it would be remiss not to specifically flag and comment on the attack of the Matsapha Police Camp and the recent incident at Senior Superintendent Clement Sihlongonyane’s homestead. “It is very unfortunate that the police are now treated as enemies, which should not be the case.  The police are servants of the public and are there for the protection of the nation, attacking them in the fashion we are witnessing is thus unwarranted.”

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