2 April 2009
This morning crime intelligence members with the help of the Midrand dog
unit tracked down Mpiliso Ndlovu (35) (aliases âSkolozaâ and âNdunaâ) to an
informal settlement called Barcelona in Ntwatwa near Daveyton
(Johannesburg).
Our members tried to penetrate the shack where Ndlovu was hiding but was met
with fierce resistance when he (the suspect) opened fire on them. A brief gun
battle ensued and ended in silence. The task force was immediately summoned to
the scene and after they entered the shack, it was discovered that Ndlovu was
killed. Police seized a 9mm pistol and three cellular phones from inside the
shack.
Ndlovu was being sought since 2004 for at least nine murders, five of which
were committed in the last three weeks. The later five murders include the
killing of a father and son, a priest and the murders of Inspector Abraham Niki
Sikgwele and former Reservist Sergeant Vusimuzi Mbuyisa. These latest attacks
were all committed in Diepsloot informal settlement. Ndlovu is believed to have
been a leader of gang that operated in and around the Diepsloot area.
Acting divisional commissioner of Crime Intelligence Mulangi Mphego
commended the team involved in tracking down the suspect. They worked around
the clock under extremely trying conditions to find this dangerous criminal who
earlier this week robbed two young and working people of their lives. âAlthough
we are all devastated by the murders of Niki and Vusi, we are relieved that we
were able to speedily track down this menace to our society. We are also
thankful for all the public support and sympathy during this past week.
The outcome of this mornings incident should be a reminder to all criminals
of what the consequences would be should they continue to terrorise our
communities and continue to attack and kill our colleagues. Enough is enough,
we will stop at nothing and we will continue to fight fire with fire to make
our defenceless communities safer.
Enquiries:
Vishnu Naidoo
Tel: 012 393 1525
Cell: 082 567 4153
Issued by: South African Police Service
2 April 2009
