BDF kills two poachers in central Okavango Delta
Tuesday, August 27, 2019

BDF Anti Poaching Unit PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
This afternoon, acting Officer Commanding Number 5 District, Samuel Kgomo told Mmegi the patrol was alerted after hearing gunshots and encountering a fleeing rhino.
“It appears they had just shot the rhino when the BDF heard the gunfire and encountered the fleeing animal.
It is also hurting that whilst we all know that the Botswana Police Service (BPS) is charged functionally with the duties to investigate all forms of crime, some locals have resorted to taking the law into their own hands. It is very wrong to do that. There is also a possibility that one may wrongfully take the life of a person in the process, unless it is a justifiable case of self-defence. Recently, in the city of Francistown, some locals found...