Times Of Swaziland: WARDER’S HOME UP IN SMOKE

WARDER’S HOME UP IN SMOKE
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Thokozani Mazibuko and Joseph Zulu on 15/10/2022 07:41:00


BUHLENI – After spending nearly E1 million on building his house and buying
furniture, it was a big loss for a warder as all this went up in smoke.
This was the reality yesterday for Assistant Superintendent Sabelo Tfumbatsa,
who is a senior warder based at a Big Bend Correctional Facility. His house
situated around Mpofu was petrol- bombed resulting in four rooms being damaged
and also the furniture in the house. Tfumbatsa’s home was targeted on the same
night as that of senior military personnel Polycarp Maseko. It is alleged that
the house was petrol-bombed during the early hours of yesterday. No one was at
Tfumbatsa’s homestead during the arson attack. Though someone normally lives
at the house, on the night, it was gathered that there was no one at the home.
He stated that it appeared the men threw the petrol bombs in each of the rooms
of the house. He said they destroyed all the furniture which he estimated to be
over E200 000.
Damage
He stated that the total damage to the house as well as items that were in the
house could be estimated at nearly E1 million. Tfumbatsa was also asked if he
thought that he was targeted for political reasons or if it were personal. He
said he had no idea why his homestead was targeted. He said he did not remember
having any disagreement with any person. Further, he also said, if it was
personal, he wondered why a soldier’s home was also targeted. He confirmed
that police officers also arrived at the homestead to record statements. The
Chief Police Information and Communications Officer, Superintendent Phindile
Vilakati, confirmed the two arson attacks.
Meanwhile, on Thursday, residents of Pigg’s Peak woke up to a shock after
discovering that three heavy-duty vehicles had been set alight by unknown
people. It is alleged five people entered the premises where the vehicles were
parked, assaulted a security guard and set the vehicles alight. No one has been
arrested yet in all these incidents.