North West Community Safety and Transport Management MEC Gaoage Molapisi wishes to condemn the violence and gangsterism that is emerging in Boikhutso location in Lichtenburg with the strongest possible term.

Few days ago a young person has been brutally killed and one is currently in hospital after two groups attacked each other over projects that are in place in the area.

One group has now decided to turn Boikhutso to Bengazi, terrorising people and destroying property of innocent civilians.

“These acts are not wanted in this time and era. Government is doing its best to change and better the lives of people and is bringing services to communities, but unfortunately it is the same community members that fight and kill one another just to deny others from benefiting out of these developments government is bringing.

People must equally share and benefit, of course it cannot be everyone who will benefit in the particular project but not a certain group that is stronger than the other,” said Molapisi.

MEC said these violent acts are happening when people are allowed to express themselves openly without fear of prosecution.

“Attacking people and destroying property is by all intends and purpose a simple act of criminality which totally is uncalled for and cannot close our eyes and pretend we don’t see. We must act and we are definitely going to act. We have been provoked and we will respond harshly,” warned Molapisi.

     He said communities have every right to bring their unhappiness about anything they may not be happy about to government and that can be done peacefully and amicably which can achieve better results.

“As MEC responsible for community safety I’m duty bound to see to it that I bring sanity in Boikhutso. People of Boikhutso must be free on the streets, at school, at church and at their homes. We will never, never be sweethearts with individuals who want to own this place. We will knock at every door, search every house, stop and search anyone if needs be we will camp here in Boikhutso. We will remove anyone in the community who does not belong to a peaceful society and put them where they belong without hesitation. We are going to meet with the community leaders this afternoon and our SAPS to map a way forward,” concluded Molapisi.
-TDN
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