UKhomishana kaZwelonke wamaPhoyisa aseNingizimu Afrika (SAPS), uGeneral Fannie Masemola, ubamukele odilikajele abahlanu abanikezwe abathinteka ekubulaweni kwabantu esiteshini samaphoyisa Engcobo ngo-2018. Lokhu kuhlasela kudlule nemiphefumulo yamaphoyisa amahlanu abesemsebenzini.
NgoFebhuwari 2018, abahlaseli bagasela esiteshini, baphuca amaphoyisa izikhali, bawabulala ngaphambi kokweba okungenani izibhamu eziyishumi, okubalwa kuzo imijojantaba namavolovolo. Ngo-Okthoba 16, 2024, iNkantolo eNkulu yaseMthatha yagweba abasolwa abane ababesele. Abanye abayisikhombisa babulawa ngesikhathi betholana phezulu namaphoyisa kanye noKlebe ngo-2018.
UGeneral Masemola ukugxekile lokhu kuhlasela njengokudelelwa okukhulu komthetho, wagcizelela ukuthi ubugebengu obufana nalolu angeke bubekezelelwe. Uxwayise ngokuthi noma ngubani ohlasela amaphoyisa uzobhekana necala eliqinile. Uphinde waveza ukubaluleka kokuhlonipha abomthetho ukuze bakwazi ukugcina ukuhleleka nokugcina ubulungisa.
UMasemola uncome ithimba labaphenyi, okuhlanganisa nabaseshi, ongoti bezindawo zobugebengu, nabashushisi, ngokuzinikela kwabo ekuletheni ubulungiswa emaphoyiseni afa. Ushaye indesheni kumaphoyisa amahlanu, wathi ukuzidela kwawo kuqinisekisa ukuthi ifulegi leSAPS liyaqhubeka nokundiza.
La maphoyisa amahlanu ngoWarrant Officer Zuko Mbini, Constable Kuhle Mateta, Constable Nkosiphendule Pongco, Constable Sibongiseni Sandlana, Constable Zuko Nelson Ntsheku. Ababulali babo sebethweswe amacala.