DIS spy claims police covered up GSS shooting incident
Larona Makhaiza | Wednesday August 6, 2025 16:47
Amongst the six accused persons arraigned before the court is a Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) special agent, Oteng Keraamang (39), believed to be part of the drug syndicate that led to the shootout.
The five other accused persons are Phenyo Godisang (39), Tshepo Seakanyeng (38), Lebogang David (39), Artwell Mpofu (41), and Isaac Sinemba (35). Accused persons are charged with three counts, one of which is giving false information to a person employed in public service.
The DIS agent Keraamang, an accused alongside Godisang, is alleged to have, on August 4 at the Central Police Station, acted together and gave false information to police officers, causing them to act on their lawful powers, knowing very well that the information was false.
On second count, all six accused persons are charged with unlawful possession of an illicit substance (dagga) at the GSS grounds where the shooting took place.
On the third count, accused Seakanyeng, David, Mpofu, and Sinemba are charged with assaulting police officers in the execution of their duties. The quartets are alleged to have assaulted officers at the GSS grounds with a 55cm brown sable knife, pepper spray, and a small axe.
Directorate of Public Prosecutions applied that the six accused persons be further remanded in custody as the matter is still at an infant stage.
Investigating Officer (IO) Jappi stated that the DIS agent coerced police officers to push his drug syndicates and took them to the lion's den, knowing very well what was going on.
“The first accused and second accused told me that they were officials at the scene to arrest the rest of the accused persons on suspicion that they had illicit dagga, only to find out that these two were part of the other accused persons,” the IO said.
IO Jappi said it was at that moment they searched the DIS agent and his companion, where they found five wrapped substances believed to be drugs, which they failed to account for.
“It was during investigations that we found out that these substances were seized in the afternoon, and we believe the meeting at GSS grounds was to negotiate the shares of these drugs or their profits,” he said.
IO further accused the DIS agent of keeping some of the drugs for himself.
Regarding the shooting that left one man dead, Jappi stated that he was shot when police officers were defending themselves from his wrath.
“One suspect was fatally shot when he was resisting arrest, and he had a 55cm sable knife he used to attack officers, and he was shot to save the life of an officer, and at that time, one suspect fled. '
Given the opportunity to cross-examine the IO, the DIS agent said he was baffled to see the IO raising such allegations against him, having worked with him before in different cases.
“I guess you know where I work, and I believe we have worked together before. Am I lying? And I am disputing that you said I lied about the whole thing when I even went to CPS to report this,” asked the DIS agent.
In response, the IO said indeed he knows the accused but reminded the agent of the right procedure of registering a case and a raid, as he is a law enforcement officer.
Moving on, the DIS agent said that what the police are trying to do is just to cover up their act of shooting a man who was not threatening anyone.
“No one ever charged any officer or me with anything. I even told all the other accused persons to lie down, and the deceased ran almost 50m from where we were, and he was shot from behind. This is just a cover-up,” he said.
Other accused persons also shared the same perspective, accusing the officers of trying to cover a shooting gone wrong, backing up the DIS agent.
Still with the accused incriminating the police of a cover-up, the IO maintained that they were just clutching at straws to protect themselves.
Presiding over the matter Chief Magistrate Kamogelo Mmesi ordered that the accused persons further be remanded in custody, as the matter is relatively new. The case continues on August 18.