The Mercury

Councillor and secretary gunned down in driveway

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A COUNCILLOR and his secretary were shot dead in KwaNobuhle in the Eastern Cape on Monday.

“According to the report, the 45-year-old councillor was coming out of his house together with the 41-yearold male secretary at the time. It is alleged that as they approached their vehicle, a Quantum minibus drove towards them and (the suspects) began firing several shots, killing them at the scene,” said police spokespers­on Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana.

“The Quantum vehicle sped off after the incident. The number of suspects in the Quantum is not known.”

He said the circumstan­ces surroundin­g the incident are under investigat­ion. Murder cases have been registered and no arrests have been made. |

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