APA-Durban (South Africa) South African police have arrested six people who allegedly killed musician Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and his friend Tebello Motsoane in Durban a year ago, Police Minister Bheki Cele has confirmed.
Briefing journalists at Durban police headquarters on Tuesday night, Cele said the six unnamed suspects would appear in court on Thursday.
Forbes and Motsoane were fatally shot on 10 February 2023 outside a restaurant in Durban in what appeared to be a hit.
Forbes and Motsoane were walking to their car when they were approached by two armed men who shot them at close range.
During the briefing, KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said the six suspects played different roles throughout the operation.
“We have the coordinator, who is basically the mastermind of everything. He is in custody. And we have the two shooters,” the police commissioner said.
“We have two spotters in custody – one of whom was inside the restaurant observing, watching Mr. Forbes and his friends,” Mkhwanazi said, adding that also in custody was the organiser of vehicles used for the getaway and firearms used in the shooting.
He added that one of the spotters initially followed Forbes from Durban airport on arrival to his hotel in the city and to the restaurant where he met Motsoane for a meal.
This person was also responsible for gathering the team of hitmen and the resources – and paying them “their rewards” when the job was done, the police commissioner said.
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