By Kabelo Abel Mokgalabone
POLOKWANE-A taxi owner and the driver was brutally shot and killed in broad daylight allegedly by two unknown suspects at Polokwane CBD on Saturday
According to Limpopo Police spokesperson, Motlafela Mojapelo, it is alleged that taxi owner Bernad Kgabo Phihlela (50) affiliated with the Seshego Polokwane Taxi Association (SPTA) was at the City Centre Taxi rank at around 15:55 when two male suspects fired multiple gunshots at him.
The assailants whose faces were not covered fled the scene on foot after the attack. The victim was declared dead on the scene.
Spokesperson Motlafela Mojapelo says that the case of murder was opened and it is being investigated by the Provincial Taxi Violence Investigation Unit, which specialises in taxi-related crimes.
Condolences are pouring to the families of Phihlela who was well-known by the community.
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has ordered an immediate manhunt.
Police appeal to anyone with information to urgently contact Colonel Kgadiswana Mnisi on 082 565 8601 or call the crime stop number 0860010111 or the nearest police station.
