Kgosi arrested

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Isaac Kgosi hugging his daughter before being taken away PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Former director general of Directorate of Intelligence Service (DIS) Issac Kgosi was on Tuesday night arrested at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport by DIS agents.

Just after hugging his daughter who was in tears, Kgosi vowed to topple the government.

“You guys are driving me to do things I never thought I will do. I’m telling you. I am going to topple the government, I’m telling you. I worked for this f*k*ng government for so long. But o tla o dira mas*p*. For so long! I have never been a criminal,” Isaac Kgosi angrily vowed, as he was taken to the DIS holding station

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Kgosi arrested

Former director general of Directorate of Intelligence Service (DIS) Issac Kgosi was on Tuesday night arrested at the Sir Seretse Khama International Airport by DIS agents.

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