According to North West police spokesperson, Sabata Mokgwabone, the suspect was arrested in Vryburg following an intensive investigation.

Mokgwabone says the suspect is expected to make his first court appearance on Monday. He will be facing a charge of armed robbery. He was arrested on Friday.

“It was reported on Tuesday, 10 August 2021, that four men stormed the Community Hall in Elias Village, Ganyesa, where pension pay-outs were taking place. They allegedly disarmed security guards and instructed everyone in the hall to lie down. The suspects then took two cash boxes and fled from the scene driving in a white Toyota Double Cab vehicle,” Mokgwabone says.

“David Au (35) and Mooketsi Makune (32) were apprehended and appeared in court on Thursday, 12 August 2021. The suspects are remanded in custody until their next appearance on Thursday, 26 August 2021,” Mokgwabone says.

OFM News/Blaine Jones