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SA police recover firearm used in murder of rapper, AKA

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3 months ago

September 7, 2023

South African police have confirmed the discovery of the firearm used in the murder of rapper Kiernan Forbes, popularly known as AKA, along with his friend, Tebello ‘Tibs’ Motsane, who were shot dead outside a restaurant in Durban on February 10.

The KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who confirmed the discovery of the gun, said the police were positive that the fatal shots were fired from the gun.

Mkhwanazi, who spoke during an inter-ministerial briefing on unsolved murders in the province, confirmed that the police “indeed identified a firearm that was used to kill the two men outside a restaurant in Morningside’s Florida Road.”

“We have identified at least one firearm that has been used and positively identified to have shot and killed Mr Forbes on that evening,” the police boss said.

“We have also identified at least a couple of vehicles that were used. Some of the vehicles were used as getaway, some of the vehicles that might have been used by people after the fact that we suspect that are the suspects in this incident,” he added.

He told the ministers that though the police had made progress in the investigation, none had so far been charged with the two murders that were captured on CCTV.

AKA and Tibs were exiting the Wish Restaurant on their way to a performance at a nearby nightclub when a gunman approached them and openned fire, killing the rapper instantly while Tibs later died in a hospital.

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Koffi Olomide’s Kenyan show suffers setback over 2016 debt

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21 hours ago

December 9, 2023

Akanimoh Etim

A highly anticipated concert that was to feature Congolese Lingala maestro Le Grand Mopao, Koffi Olomide, in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday has been thrown into disarray after Kenyan show promoters, Jules Nsana and Noah Auma Muga of Nsana Production, demanded to be paid compensation for a 2016 show that ended in chaos and refund of debt of $65,000 they had allegedly incurred.

In the letter of demand through their lawyer, Thiong’o Gachaga of Githumbi & Achoki Advocates firm, Nsana Production say they are seeking a refund of $50,032 and an additional Sh1,410,000, along with interest at the current rate from the date of the performance to full payment, citing a breach of contract by the 67-year-old rumba star for a March 2016 concert.

The letter stated that the 2016 show ended in chaos when Olomide was deported from Kenya for allegedly assaulting one of his female dancers after footage of the assault at Nairobi’s international airport was posted online, sparking outrage on social media.

But Olomide has assured his fans that the peace concert will go on despite threats from the show promoters.

Olomide, who spoke through his lawyers, termed the debt allegations as frivolous and without merit.

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Ghanaian actor Don Little arrested for knocking down motorcyclist

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2 days ago

December 8, 2023

Akanimoh Etim

Dimunitive Ghanaian actor, Stephen Atangah, popularly known as Don Little, was reportedly arrested by the police in Accra on Friday after he allegedly knocked down a motorcyclist.

Media reports in the West African country said the actor knocked down the rider with his car while driving in the Kasoa Area A, with videos showing him protesting against his incarceration while in police custody.

According to a report by an online platform, the actor was transporting a friend to the hospital when the incident happened.

“According to Don Little his friend called him that one of their friends wanted to take his life so he should intervene,” the platform said.

“On the way to the hospital, he met some motor riders so he blew the horn for them to give him way but they refused.

“In a bid to manoeuvre, he knocked down one of the motor riders with his mirror.

“Unfortunately, there was an officer at the scene. The officer claimed that Don Little slapped him twice but the actor denied the claims. He was taken to the Kasoa police station”, it added.

The video also showed Don Little behind bars at the police station and interacting with some of the officers.

“He was lamenting why he had been arrested and the person he was involved in an accident had been left to go home,” the online platform narrated further.

“Some of the police officers were also heard wondering why a person with the stature of Don Little would be allowed to drive in Ghana.”