Kusolwa iqeqebana elibandakanyeka ezenzweni zokweba imfuyo ngokubulala amalungu omndeni wakwaNdaba nowakwaMazibuko e-Estcourt. Amaphoyisa abophe amadoda amahlanu ahlobene nesigameko sokudubula esenzeka eNyezane ngomhlaka 27 kuMfumfu, lapho kwashona khona abantu abahlanu, kwalimala oyedwa.
UColonel Robert Netshiunda wamaphoyisa eKZN uthe kunomkhankaso oholele ekubanjweni kwalaba basolwa eMnambithi, lapho betholakale becashe khona. Babenezibhamu, okubalwa kuzo izibhamu ezimbili zohlobo lwe-AK-47, izibhamu ezimbili, i-.38 revolver, nezinhlamvu. Esinye sezibhamu bekungesomuntu odutshulwe ngeSonto. Amaphoyisa aphinde athola imoto ebaleke abasolwa athola nesinye isibhamu emzini oseZakheni.
Laba ababoshiwe, abaneminyaka engu-23 kuya ku-46 ubudala, bavele enkantolo yaseLadysmith ngamacala ezibhamu base bedluliselwa eMtshezi ukuze babhekane namacala amaningi okubulala. Umsolwa wesithupha, oboshwe phambilini, usevele enkantolo ngamacala okubulala.
Lokhu kubulawa kwabantu abaningi kwenzeke ngesikhathi kunomcimbi wesintu, okubikwa ukuthi bekubhekiswe kumalungu eqembu elimelene nokwebiwa kwemfuyo. Lesi sigameko sishaqise kakhulu umphakathi. UNdunankulu waKwaZulu-Natal, uMnuz Thami Ntuli, uvakashele imindeni ezoyiduduza.
Amaphoyisa ayaqhubeka nophenyo, kanti izibhamu ezitholiwe zizohlolwa ukuthi azixhumene yini namanye amacala asendaweni.