By Obakeng Maje

Taung- The community of Kameelputs village, near Pampierstad helped police to arrest three of seven suspects in a foiled armed robbery, North West police said.

Police said seven suspects allegedly surrounded the house of one of the famous businessmen in the area and attempted to rob him undisclosed amount of money.

The incident took place on Sunday and according to Mosimanethebe Samuel Charlie (50) it is a miracle that he escaped death after armed robbers surrounded his house in quest of killing him.

“I was called by my neighbour who informed me that there are people surrounding my house and they looked armed. I decided to get into my car, and drove through the gate. When I was at the gate, one of the suspects pointed a gun at me and I also responded by trying to drove over him, but he ran away” Charlie said.

Charlie said the community gathered together and chased the men away.

“We chased after them and managed to arrest three of them. I’m still flabbergasted why they did not shoot at me and it was because of the mercy of God. This is not the first time people pounced on me and try to kill me. Back in 2005, two people did the same and we managed to arrest one person, but until now we do not know where that case ended” he said.

Charlie said Kgomotso police were not helpful because they only sent two police which one was a female.

“We having a problem with our police officers in Kgomotso police station, one of the police officers came here wearing a white shirt and empty-handed while robbery is taking place. The police from Vryburg and Pampierstad atleast arrived and we managed to arrest three suspects” he said.

Ward councillor, Thandiwe Sebe said the police must up their game because criminals now found a loophole in remoted areas like Kameelputs.

“We would like to applaud our residents who came out in numbers to help in combating crime in the area. Criminals now take advantage because police’s response isn’t at its best, so we plea to our police to be more vigilant” Sebe said.

North West police spokeswoman, Sergeant Kelebogile Moleko confirmed that three suspects from Daveyton in Gauteng province, were arrested during attempted robbery and will appear at Pampierstad Magistrates Court for attempted robbery.

-TDN

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