Police spokesperson, Amanda Funani, says Godfrey Moganedi was apprehended on Friday by police, in a two-day raiding operation around the province. She says he was wanted in connection with murder, business robbery and a carjacking which occurred in Itsoseng and Lichtenburg respectively at least seven years ago. 

Details around his arrest are not completely clear. Aside from Moganedi, police in the province managed to arrest 238 more people in the operations. All of them are set to appear across various Magistrate’s courts in the province on Monday, July 8.

The vast majority of the suspects were arrested in connection with assault cases. Close to thirty are facing charges related to crimes against women and children. Funani says only one person was apprehended for murder, namely Moganedi.

She adds “15 were arrested for malicious damage to property, 25 for theft, six for rape and 19 for residential and business burglaries”.

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