Conductors storm school, harass pupils, teachers
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MBABANE-A brave teacher managed to calm down over 30 kombi conductors who were baying for the blood of one of the pupils who had stabbed their colleague, the previous day.
The kombi conductors, who were seething with anger, stormed Ndwandwe High School, located at Velezizweni under the Ngwempisi Constituency, in the Manzini Region, looking for one of the pupils who had stabbed their colleague, Nkosinathi ‘Sgushede’ Dludlu (24).
Inside sources said the kombi conductors allegedly hurled insults and ransacked each and every classroom in a bid to locate, capture and mete mob justice on the pupil whom they alleged stabbed their friend.
Stabbed
According to one of the residents, Ncamiso Metfula, the pupil allegedly stabbed Dludlu with a pair of scissors, last Saturday while they were on their way from a church service at around 11pm at an area called Mtimane.
Metfula said the brawl between the duo (kombi conductor and pupil) emanated from a love triangle whereby both gentleman claimed to be betrothed to the same girl who is also doing Form III at Ndwandwe High School.
The trio (Kombi conductor, pupil and the girl) were from attending a church service when the fight ensued, which saw one of them being allegedly stabbed with a pair of scissor in the process.
Dludlu, the survivor also confirmed that he was stabbed by the Form III pupil over a girl when they were coming from a church service, last Saturday.
Revenge
The area’s Bucopho Sibusiso Dludlu told Eswatini News that last Monday, over 30 kombi conductors arrived at the school, Ndwandwe High, in two Toyota Quantums, and allegedly insulted, harassed pupils and teachers while searching for the pupil whom, it has been alleged, stabbed their colleague with a pair of scissors.
According to Dludlu, the angry mob of conductors ransacked the school but failed to capture him as he had escaped just before they arrived.
The bucopho revealed that the angry conductors even went to search for the pupil at his home, which is in the same area but could not find him.
Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Superintendent Phindile Vilakati confirmed the matter and said investigations were currently taking place in connection to the stabbing of a 24-year-old man of Velezizweni with a pair of scissors.
Worth noting, is that the country has been experiencing numerous cases whereby people had decided to mete out mob justice as a form of revenge.
Houses and properties are being burnt while some people killed in the process as people opt to take the law into their hands.
Violence
Most recently, at Nceka around Siphofaneni, goat farmers who are victims of stock theft are also threatening violence as revenge after a suspect was released on bail.
Meanwhile, his father, Sicelo Dludlu disclosed that a case was opened against the pupil at Mankayane Police Station, the following day, Sunday.
Metfula (who witnessed the whole incident) told Eswatini News that he called for help from the area’s bucopho, who responded immediately and transported the stabbed man to Mankayane Government Hospital.