Establish motive for soldier’s murder
Friday, October 02, 2026 | 0 Views |
The commissioned officer was recently found lying in a pool of blood lifeless at his home in Molepolole. Therefore, his demise shouldn’t be treated as another statistic, either. As detectives look to solve the murder case, they should dig deeper for answers and leave no stone unturned in establishing the motive for this killing which seems like action movie execution style. There seem to be more to this case than simply meets the eye especially that the deceased’s attackers had previously left him in a near death situation with a slit throat about three weeks ago. His killer(s) it seems were interested in eliminating him once at the first hit.
God might have given the senior military officer an opportunity to tell his story by allowing him to escape death by a whisker. Little did he know that more attacks were lined up for him. Reports suggest that at the time of the first occurrence, the deceased had reportedly given a stranger a lift after a night outing that had terribly gone wrong. After incurring serious injuries, Atshabeng reportedly managed to drive himself to a military clinic whereupon at the entrance he just collapsed and was lucky to get emergency treatment. This miraculous escape shocked many given the state of his injuries. Just when everyone thought he was steadily recovering from the first horrible attack, the worst has now befallen him-losing his precious life. The second fatal attack happened just at the man’s doorstep further reflecting the intentions and bravery of the attackers who executed the painful plan with maximum precision.
But on the particularly sensitive question of cadre deployment, the BNF must tread very carefully.The issue deserves robust debate, not ideological enthusiasm. Recent public comments from the BNF leadership are reassuring: the party has said that government positions should be based on merit and competence rather than party membership, and that it does not have a specific cadre-deployment policy.That principle should remain firmly at the centre...