The South African Police Service has revealed that Tibz was shot by mistake because AKA delayed the elaborate plan by the hitmen.
Six Suspects Arrested Over The Elaborate Plan And Assassination
SAPS yesterday revealed that they have arrested six people in connection with the gruesome murder of AKA and his friend Tibz. KwaZulu-Natal Provincial police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said the six are believed to be the mastermind, two gunmen, two spotters, and the organiser of firearms and vehicles.
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SAPS had previously refuted Eswatini’s media reports that the two killers had been arrested in the neighbouring country.
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AKA, born Kiernan Forbes, was shot dead together with his friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane outside WISH Restaurant in Durban last year. AKA was about to go to a club for his birthday celebrations when his life was cut short.
Times Of Eswatini revealed that the killers and their spotters trailed AKA right from King Shaka International Airport. They then hounded him to the Hilton Hotel and to WISH Restaurant, where they murdered him. After the murder of AKA, the two killers skipped the border to Eswatini, where they hid in a flat they rented in Mbabane.
Tibz Was Shot By Mistake
Commissioner Mkhwanazi revealed that the hitmen killed Tibz by mistake. He added that AKA was their marked man, but because he delayed their plan, Tibz was caught in the crossfire.
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Mkhwanazi revealed:
