Police ‘guard State House amid arson threats’

State House PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
State House PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Botswana Police Service (BPS) has placed officers at the State House to protect the President’s residence after intelligence information indicated disgruntled youths want to burn the building down, Mmegi has learnt.

It is alleged the angry group is unhappy with the high unemployment rate, the closure of the entertainment industry and the suspension of alcohol sales. According to a reliable source, the concerned youth group is frustrated that since COVID-19, youth problems have compounded while not being taken seriously, nor have they been addressed by President Mokgweetsi Masisi. It is said some of the aggrieved youths want to demonstrate while others want the State House burnt down to drive the message home.

“It is not a secret that some youth are unhappy that their problems are not addressed. It will be an unfortunate situation that some believe that attacking the State House is a way of trying to be heard or their complaints to be taken to consideration,” a source said.

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