Cape Town – Five armed robbers overpowered
guards and five soldiers at a military base near
Khayelitsha on Friday and stole a cache of
weapons.
The suspects reportedly made off with six R4
rifles and a magazine with 10 rounds of 5.56mm
ammunition from the Ninth South African
Infantry Battalion base.
The robbers reportedly forced the guards inside
the base and overpowered another five soldiers
in an armoury guard room.
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The guards were forced to open a weapons safe.
South African Police Services spokeswoman
Noloyiso Rwexana said the SAPS could not
comment or confirm the incident and referred the
matter to the South African National Defence
Force.
SANDF spokesperson Brigadier-General Mafi
Mgobozi confirmed the robbery and said the
SANDF was investigating.
“Our members are still on the scene and once all
information has been made available a statement
will be issued,” he said.
In an unrelated case earlier this year, Duncan
Gouvias 22 pleaded guilty in the Wynberg
Regional Court to five charges of burglary and
contraventions of the Firearms Control Act.
His sentences totalled 43 years but will run
concurrently.
Gouvias, Dilian Sewkumar 18 and Karabo
Ramokgopa 19, sons of navy personnel, admitted
stealing automatic weapons hand grenades and
ammunition from Simon’s Town naval base in
August last year.
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