Fights over petty issues worry Dibete police
Monday, March 06, 2023 | 790 Views |

Dibete Police Station Commander Superintendent Meshack Ranku PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
On Friday The Monitor visited Dibete Police Station Commander, Superintendent Meshack Ranku and had a chat with him and asked him which cases continue to be on the rise in his policing area and he pointed out fights over petty issues as a concern.
He said people are now clearly not valuing the sanctity of human life because the said petty issues that always lead to deaths include arguments during beer drinking, fights over money and arguments of partners in love relationships.
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...