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SITEKI – A soldier and a group of soccer players survived a hail of bullets after an argument ensued on Saturday evening at Sithobela Shopping Centre, next to Buy Cash Hardware.

It was established that a Ford Ranger double-cab bakkie stopped and four men alighted from it.

According to a source who witnessed the shooting, the soldier and the soccer players were found relaxing near the hardware store as they were from a game at a sports ground situated under Sithobela Inkhundla.

It was established that the occupants of the car and the group relaxing outside the shop had engaged in a heated argument whose nature could not be ascertained.

Confrontation

The source mentioned that in the heat of the confrontation, one of the men went to the vehicle and came back with a pistol. He said the man fired about six shot at the fleeing soldier and the players, but none of them were hit in the process.

Adding, he said two shots missed the army officer at close range, as he ran for cover. The source said the gunmen

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He further stated that the soldier reported the matter at Sithobela Police Station, about a kilometre from where the shooting took place.

He said police officers went to the scene of crime to search for clues that could assist them in their investigations on Sunday morning. When called to shed light about the incident, the soldier whose particulars are known, but will not be disclosed as the matter is still being investigated, confirmed the matter.

Mentioned

He mentioned that he reported the matter to the police and his superiors at the Nokwane Army Headquarters.

However, the army officer asked not to share what prompted the shooting, pointing out that he could do so once he had been given the go-ahead by his employer.

“I would love to share what unfolded, but I cannot do so on the premise that I have to get permission from my bosses. We were from playing a match when the incident happened,” he said.

Sithobela Indvuna yeNkhundla Joel Mamba confirmed the incident.

The indvuna said even though he was not aware what prompted the shooting, he suspected that there was no intention

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to shoot to kill, but that these were warning shots. He added that he was yet to get more details about the matter.

“This is an unfortunate incident because details are scanty and I have to ascertain what transpired during the confrontation. However, I heard that when one of the people opened fire, the players, together with the soldier, ran in different directions and missed the army officer at close range,” the indvuna explained.

Comment

Umbutfo Eswatini Defense Force (UEDF) Public Affairs Officer 2nd Lieutenant Tengetile Khumalo asked that the police should be the ones contacted to comment about the matter.

“Your questionnaire is noted. Kindly contact the pertinent law enforcement agency (REPS) in this regard,” she said.

Khumalo had been asked if the soldier had reported the matter to his superiors and what could have prompted the shooting as well as the action that would be taken by the army.

Chief Police Information and Communications Officer Superintendent Phindile Vilakati confirmed the matter.

“Police are investigating a shooting incident that happened at Sithobelweni,” she said.

Meanwhile, incidents in which members of the security cluster were shot at have been widely reported in the country over the past two years.