The killing of ANC members has left the party “shocked and traumatized.”
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The killing of ANC members has left the party “shocked and traumatized.”

The ANC in Nelson Mandela Bay has urged law enforcement to investigate the killings of two party members in the region thoroughly.

Ward councillor Andile Andries and branch secretary Lubabalo Keso were shot and killed outside a residence in KwaNobuhle on Monday afternoon, May 2.

Andries was leaving his house with Keso when a Toyota Quantum approached them, according to SAPS Eastern Cape spokesperson Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana. Before exiting the site, the occupants pulled out firearms and fired numerous bullets.

Luyolo Nqakula, the ANC’s Nelson Mandela Bay regional secretary, talked to SABC News and conveyed his sympathies to the victims’ families.

“Well, as the African National Congress, we are shocked and traumatized by the assassination of two of our comrades. Although the motives for this horrible murder are unknown at this time, we are urging law enforcement agencies to complete all investigations as soon as possible so that arrests can be made. He told the national broadcaster, “We send our sympathies to the two families of comrade Andries and comrade Keso.”

ANC NELSON MANDELA BAY MEMBERS KILLED – WAS IT POLITICAL?

While SAPS in the Eastern Cape have said that the motive behind Andile Andries and Lubabalo Keso’s shootings is not yet known, the nature of the killings as well as the circumstances raise questions as to whether they may have been politically motivated.

For one, the region has seen similar attacks occur in recent months. In February, Ward 20 councillor Zwelandile Booi was shot dead while driving in Tshawuka Street in Kwazakhele. While Mayoral co-ordinator and former councillor Mazwi Mini survived what is believed to be an assassination attempt on the same weekend.

Added to that is the fact that the ANC in the Eastern Cape is scheduled to hold its Provincial Elective Conference this coming weekend.

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