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Police guns for ‘xenophobic wars’

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To date the police have not yet recovered the guns stolen at Good Hope police station PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

In a rather interesting turn of events, allegations are that 18 guns that were recently stolen from the Goodhope police station made their way into South Africa.

Mmegi has learnt that some Nigerians allegedly based in South Africa are behind the robbery with intentions to protect themselves and fight back during the impending xenophobic attacks.

Information reaching Mmegi is that the police have since taken the two arrested suspects with them to South Africa on the trail of the guns and ammunition.

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