South African Police Service (SAPS) National Task Team has arrested 15 people over the Easter weekend in connection with murder and attempted murder cases at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) in the Eastern Cape.
According to the SAPS spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe, this brings the number of those arrested in this case to 25 suspects.
“The suspects were arrested in various provinces over the Easter weekend including, Gauteng, the Eastern and Western Cape as well as KwaZulu-Natal. The 15 suspects face a string of charges ranging from fraud, corruption, kidnapping, murder and attempted murder,” said Mathe.
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Mathe added that the suspects are expected to make their first court appearance on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at the Dimbaza Magistrate’s Court in the Eastern Cape.
The National Commissioner of the SAPS, General Fannie Masemola added that the task team will continue to investigate.
The team has been hard at work in getting to the bottom of who is behind fraud, corruption and the murders at the university. They will continue to investigate and hunt those who are found to have had a hand in any wrongdoing.
“Our focus is to bring before court a case that will be able to stand in court with all the evidence that has been collected by the team,” said Masemola.
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Mathe added that Minister of Police Bheki Cele and Masemola are expected to attend court proceedings on Tuesday.
