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Eastern Cape police are looking for two armed suspects wearing balaclavas who broke into the BT Ngebs shopping center in Mthatha to rob a clothing store on Sunday morning.
The thieves fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, a number of cell phones belonging to store employees and a jacket, police spokesman Colonel Sibongile Soci said.
The brazen attack shocked the morning shoppers, who were trapped inside closed supermarkets and clothing stores, as police searched the mall for fear the thieves had hidden among the shoppers.
One of the shoppers, Inga Mgobozi, said she was among dozens of people forced to stay inside a closed Pick ‘n Pay for more than an hour during the mall’s closure.
Soci said the attack occurred at 09:40.
She said that a store manager was brought to the administrative office before she was forced to deliver store purchases from a safe.
“There were no shots fired and the police are busy searching the mall for clues for links that may lead to the tracking and arrest of the suspects.”
Describing the test, Mgobozi said: “At 09:50, as I was leaving Pick ‘n Pay, I noticed armed police officers leaving the store. They were told to all re-enter as there was an ongoing armed robbery We told them that the thieves might even be inside Pick ‘n Pay. They said that no one leaves and no one enters the store. “
“Inside the store, it was full and we stayed for over an hour. Sometime around 12:00, we were told we could leave. Security guards escorted us to our cars.”
BT Ngebs City Mall Marketing Manager Noluthando Makalima then sent a text message: “The situation is under control.”
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