By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
SA Police Service (SAPS) in Durban has announced that six men have been arrested in connection with the murder of South African rapper Kiernan “AKA Forbes.
AKA was gunned down in Durban’s Florida Road on February 10, 2023, as he was leaving the Wish Restaurant. His friend, celebrity chef Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane was also murdered.
The suspects are due to appear in court on Thursday.
The announcement was made on Tuesday night by the police brass including Cele, National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi at the SA Police Services provincial headquarters in Durban.
Mkhwanazi said the six men arrested included the mastermind, the spotter and the shooter. He said the suspects were linked to the murder including vehicles and ballistics.
He said four vehicles were used in the crime — two of them were hired and have since been handed back to the owner.
The first vehicle was recovered last year, as well as the firearm used.
“There was a spotter inside the restaurant and the other was outside the restaurant,” he said.
Mkhwanazi said one of the spotters had followed AKA from the airport when he arrived in Durban.
The commissioner said all the arrested people were linked to other murder cases.
Mkhwanazi said four suspects were in police custody and two were still in Swaziland.
On Monday, an Eswatini publication reported that two brothers – who were believed to be hitmen who had been hiding in the landlocked country, were arrested in connection with AKA’s murder at the weekend.
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