A sacred space turned into chaos when five armed and masked men stormed a church in Booysens Park, Gqeberha, holding congregants at gunpoint, took their belongings and drove off with the priest’s car.
GQEBERHA CHURCH ROBBED AT GUNPOINT
According to a SAPS media statement, the incident occurred at around 18:30 on Monday, 05 May 2025, during an evening service. The robbers stormed the church, demanding the cellphones and other valuables of the congregants. The incident took place in Gallant Street, Greenfields, Booysens Park in Gqeberha.
About 50 Gqeberha church members were stripped of their cellphones and other possessions. The attackers then hijacked the church priest’s white Toyota RAV4 and used it as their getaway vehicle. SAPS later found the stolen vehicle abandoned in Chatty 5. The vehicle has been taken for forensic analysis.
GQEBERHA MOM AND CHILD’S KILLERS IN COURT
The South African also reported that three of the four men linked to the murder of a Gqeberha matriculant and her mother appeared in the Gqeberha Magistrate’s court yesterday, 5 May 2025.
Sibulele Mzilikazi, Nceba Maji, and Siyabonga Ntswahlana are facing charges of murder, conspiracy to commit murder. They also face a charge of possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition.
The fourth victim is in the hospital and has yet to appear in court.
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