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By ANA Reporter 
9h ago
PORT ELIZABETH – Swift police action has led to the arrest of a kidnapper at Kwadwezi in Port Elizabeth shortly after a bakkie was abducted nearby, the South African Police Service (SAPS) in the Eastern Cape said on Sunday.
“Quick response from [the] The Port Elizabeth K9 unit resulted in the arrest of a 30-year-old suspect and the recovery of the hijacked vehicle, as well as all property stolen yesterday morning. [Saturday], January 30, 2021 in Kwadwesi, “Eastern Cape SAPS spokesman Colonel Priscilla Naidu said in a statement.
It was alleged that around 10 am on Saturday morning, a 36-year-old man was driving a white bakkie Ford Ranger with his two passengers to Uitenhage to drop off groceries at a store.
Four unknown men brandishing firearms approached them. As they approached the R75 exit ramp, the men pointed their firearms at the people in the bakkie and ordered the driver to stop.
“The complainant stopped the vehicle and three suspects got out and ordered them to get into his vehicle. One suspect got into the bakkie and left. The complainant and his two passengers were dropped off at Uitenhage,” Naidu said.
A few minutes after the incident, officers from the Port Elizabeth K9 unit received information about the kidnapping and the direction in which the kidnapped bakkie was traveling.
At approximately 10:40 a.m., the bakkie was seen on Mkwenkwe Street in Kwadwesi. The police officers “tactically stopped the vehicle and the suspect was arrested.”
“A firearm and ammunition were found in the seat. The serial number was on file. All stolen property was recovered. Police also confiscated five cell phones from the suspect. Further arrests are expected.”
The suspect was arrested on charges of possession of an illegal firearm, illegal possession of ammunition, possession of a hijacked vehicle, and possession of allegedly stolen property. He was expected to appear before the Uitenhage Magistrates Court on Monday to face these charges, Naidu said.
African News Agency (ANA)
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