Niani residents threaten to take a stance against increased crime

Limpopo Police Commissioner Thembi Hadebe has warned residents against trying to shut down the Boabab toll plaza on the N1 near Musina. Information about a shutdown today is circulating on social media.

Residents of Niani mobilised recently to protest against rising crime including theft of vehicles, hijackings, and smuggling of vehicles to neighboring Zimbabwe through the Beitbridge border post.

The police spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says they do not condone lawlessness.

He says, “According to the poster doing the rounds on various social media platforms, a group of community members from Niani village in Masisi policing area under Vhembe district, has mobilized to protest against high incidents of theft of vehicles, hi-jackings, and smuggling of vehicles into neighbouring countries through the Beitbridge port of entry. The provincial commissioner has reiterated that no amount of lawlessness will be tolerated in Vhembe district and particularly Musina policing precinct.”

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