Wanted fugitive in custody

The Tshaulu police said they had seen the power of prayer in action, when they arrested a dangerous and most wanted criminal shortly after holding a prayer service at the station.

The prayer service took place on Friday afternoon. Thirteen villages in the Tshaulu policing area attended the service. Members of the police stations at Mutale, Thohoyandou and Makuya were also present.

Station spokesperson W/O Mphoshomali said the service had become an annual feature on their calendar. “We adopted the day after realising that crimes were happening, despite the fact that we have all the resources to fight it. Some crimes are spiritual. There are cases where evidence is hard to find, such as fingerprints that are not visible at all and these need God’s intervention and prayers,” he said.

He added that they had realised the power of God on many occasions and successes that they could attribute to prayer. “We have seen God’s power. Only three hours after holding the service, our members managed to arrest a fugitive who was wanted for serious crimes in our policing area,” said Mphoshomali.

Addressing the gathering, the station commissioner, Lt-Col David Nemudzivhadi, gave tips on how communities could help in the fight against crime. “As police alone, there is no way we could completely crush crime. We need your assistance and you can play a role by forming street committees, report all unknown people to the police and traditional leaders and also notify your neighbours when you are nor at home,” he said.

* The suspect, Dzivhuluwani Nemuramba (32) of Tshaulu Manzemba, was arrested at Pfalanomo in the Malamulele area on Friday. He appeared in court on Monday and was charged with housebreaking, malicious damage to property and the breaching of a protection order. The case was postponed to 29 April for further investigation and he remains in custody.

Date:14 March 2014

By: Elmon Tshikhudo

Elmon Tshikhudo started off as a photographer. He developed an interest in writing and started submitting articles to local as well as national publications. He became part of the Limpopo Mirror family in 2005 and was a permanent part of the news team until 2019.

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