One of Gauteng’s Most Wanted Arrested by SAPS, Alleged Boko Haram Member

• The South African Police Service has arrested a 31-year-old man who is allegedly involved in Boko Haram
• The man is suspected of being involved in intimidation, business robbery and extortion, as well as possible violent crimes
• He is scheduled to appear tomorrow in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court in connection with these matters

JOHANNESBURG - The South African Police Service (SAPS) has arrested a 31-year-old man who is allegedly involved in Boko Haram. He has been accused of being a member of an extortion syndicate in Mamelodi, where he was arrested on 26 December.

Lieutenant-Colonel Mavela Masondo, a spokesperson for Gauteng SAPS, said that the man is suspected of being involved in intimidation, business robbery and extortion. He is also accused of violent crimes.

According to EWN, Masondo said that the man is scheduled to appear tomorrow (28 December) in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court.

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How SAPS caught the alleged Boko Haram member

Nine people have died recently due to a series of murders in Mamelodi. It is suspected that Boko Haram and a faction who broke away from the group have been engaged in conflict, which caused the deaths. News24 reports that the man has not been charged for the murders at this time.

"He is also reported to be involved in a chain store robbery in Mamelodi where an undisclosed amount of cash and groceries were taken," Masondo said.

Lieutenant-General Elias Mawela, the police commissioner for Gauteng, has applauded SAPS for making the arrest and said that he wants to see gangsterism eradicated.

South Africa reacts to SAPS arrest

@Waddedonner believes:

"He was most probably handed over to police by a security company doing their job."

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@Khumbu_M remarked:

"Arrests with no prosecutions is the order of the day."

@maggsnaidu shared:

"It's good that @SAPoliceService nabbed the criminal. Chances are he'll get away because well...@NPA_Prosecutes are on sabbatical."

@kingmanelisi said:

"He will get a lawyer with the proceeds of crime and he will get bail."

@Kwena10467535 shared:

"Job well done guys."

JMPD officer insists on testing motorist with used breathalyser, SA horrified

Speaking of the police, Briefly News previously reported that a Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer has come under fire and will be investigated after footage of the cop trying to conduct a breathalyser test with an already used device surfaced online.

The driver's wife records the entire ordeal from behind the camera. In the clip, both the officer and the motorist can be seen engaging without any masks on. The officer then requests that the motorist conduct a breathalyser test on a used tube, much to the horror of both him and his wife. A disagreement breaks out and the officer can be heard saying :

"We can't have a hundred breathalysers for each person."

Source: Briefly News