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Six people have been arrested in connection with the murder of Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and his friend Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane.
Police Minister Bheki Cele announced that six men, some of whom were recently arrested in eSwatini have been arrested in connection with the murder of South African rapper, AKA, who was shot dead outside a Florida Road restaurant in February last year.
The suspects are due to appear in court on Thursday.
The announcement was made on Tuesday night by Cele, joined by the National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola and KwaZulu-Natal provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi at the SA Police Services provincial headquarters in Durban.
Mkhwanazi, said investigations have confirmed that Forbes was the main target.
“From our investigation, it became clear that Mr Forbes was the main target, he’s the one that was followed from the airport, caught at the hotel and spotted inside the
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