IOL reports that two men were scheduled expected to appear in the Cofimvaba Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges of assault, robbery and malicious damage to property.

According to Eastern Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana, the arrests followed several incidents of attacks on Intercape buses by unidentified suspects in various districts within the province. He said the two suspects, aged 26 and 37, were arrested on Saturday and Sunday in the Cofimvaba central business district in the Chris Hani District. Kinana advised further: “Their arrest came after they allegedly confronted people who were waiting for the bus at one of the filling stations in Cofimvaba. During the incident, they allegedly assaulted and robbed them of their belongings. This particular incident was followed by an attack on the bus in April 2023 between Tsomo and Ngqamakhwe, during which commuters were allegedly robbed and assaulted on the bus. The investigation continues to establish if the two suspects cannot be linked to other incidents which took place in other parts of the province.” The provincial commissioner, Lieutenant-General Nomthetheleli Mene, has vowed to eradicate the ‘faceless muggers’ of the Intercape buses in the province.

• Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Robin-Lee Francke at IOL

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