SESHAYA has been criticized by the founder of Thekwini Neighborhood Watch, Mr. Andile Jali, for the words spoken by the KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as he previously accused him of speaking dirty words.
Mkhwanazi was speaking following the killing of three members of this group in Bhambayi, Nanda, on Saturday.
In an incident said to have happened in the early hours of the morning, members of the West gang shot dead three members of the Durban Neighborhood Watch.
Among those killed are Mr. Nkosinathi Mhlongo (41), Mr. Mazuzo Nomonti (48) and Mr. Mdunyiswa Nozulela (64).
It is said that Nozulela and Mhlongo died at the scene, while Nomonti died at Dr Pixley Ka-Isaka Seme Memorial Hospital in KwaMashu.
It turns out that Mhlongo was originally from Maphumulo, while Nomonti and Nozulela were from Flagstaff and Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape.
It is said that the three suspects who are said to have opened fire on the dead, two of them died as they fired without realizing who they were shooting. It turns out that one of them died in the incident, while the second died in the same hospital.
In a statement sent to the media, Mkhwanazi stressed that the anti-crime agencies in the community should cooperate with the police, and avoid wanting to deal directly with criminals.
“We encourage the involvement of communities in the fight against crime. It is the only way to help defeat crime, but public bodies such as the Community Policing Forum (CPF) and other organizations should be the eyes and ears of the police, not doing something that will end up putting the lives of their members at risk,” said Mkhwanazi.
After Mkhwanazi’s words, Jali expressed their displeasure and stated that Mkhwanazi’s speech is false and full of dirt.
However, now he is singing another song as he says that they regret the way they spoke towards Mkhwanazi and said that they were also being hurt by what happened to them.
“We understand that Mkhwanazi was speaking as a police officer who understands the law better, for us it was not right and we chose to answer,” he said.
It is a country has seen the letter written by this group apologizing to Mkhwanazi. The first lines at the top read as follows: “I am writing this letter with great regret for the words I said about the statement previously made by the Commissioner of Police. After communicating with some people, I realized that what I said was not true.”
We continue to say: ”With what I said, I did not intend to belittle the work done by the police, the Durban Municipality, the Department of Security and anyone who works in security.”
We continue to point out that this organization is determined to cooperate with the police as well as all agencies that focus on public safety.
”I retract the statement I made before.”
It is a country he contacted Jali and confirmed that they were indeed the ones who wrote the statement.