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South Africans celebrate as SAPS shoot dead four criminals, praise Lord Mkhwanazi for inspiring others

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South Africans celebrate as SAPS shoot dead four criminals, praise Lord Mkhwanazi for inspiring others

  • South African police have killed four armed robbers during a shootout in Alberton
  • The group of men were on their way to commit a crime when they were intercepted
  • South Africans have praised police in Gauteng, saying they took inspiration from KZN
Four armed robbers were killed when shot at by police.
South Africans are rejoicing at the news that there are no more four armed robbers, thanks to the SAPS in Gauteng. Image: @AthlendaM/ Darren Stewart.
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South Africans love the no-nonsense attitude of the police lately.

Citizens celebrate the fact that officers killed four armed robbers earlier today, October 26.

The group was killed on the R59 in Alberton during a shootout with police.

Group confrontation on the way to committing crime

According to Gauteng Police Commissioner Lieutenant General Tommy Mthombeni, the group was on its way to commit a crime when police stopped them.

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“The suspects were about to rob businesses in the area. While the police followed them and tried to stop them. When they tried to stop them, they started shooting at the police. The police retaliated and in the process four suspects died on the spot,” he said.

Police also confirmed that the operation was carried out by carious SAPS units working with private units security and tracking companies.

South Africans happy with the news

Social media users praised police for their decisiveness, with some crediting the Provincial Commissioner of Police KwaZulu-NatalLieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, for inspiring other parts of the country to follow his example.

@nklipp said:

“I love reading such great news. Well done GP SAPS.”

@goolammv added:

“Excellent work from the SAPS team. We need more of this. We don’t want to waste taxpayers’ money feeding criminals in prison.”

@SneeuwBlind774 said:

“The Gauteng Police Commissioner must have met with Lord Mkhwanazi. We are waiting for the other seven provinces to meet Lord Mkhwanazi.”

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@Iam_Fortune627 added:

“The Gauteng Police want us to enjoy the celebration now thanks to the inspiration of Lord Mkhwanazi. Good news every week.”

@BbwMaturity stated:

“No compassion. Four criminals less.”

@mothusijk added:

“Minus four problems. Well done SAP.”

@Hlomza_ZA said:

“We thank the spirit of Mkhwanazi.”

Mkhwanazi warns criminals not to shoot at police officers

In a related article, Short news reported that KwaZulu-Natal SAPS provincial commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi had warned criminals not to shoot at police.

This was after the police in the province shot dead suspects during a shootout. The suspects started shooting and police responded.

Source: Kort Nieuws