South African police have apprehended six suspects related to the homicide of in-style rapper Kiernan Forbes, primarily generally known as AKA, and his shut pal, superstar chef and entrepreneur Tebello “Tibz” Motshoane.
The duo have been murdered on February 10, 2023, whereas strolling with a pal exterior a well-liked Durban restaurant hours earlier than he was to carry out at a close-by membership.
AKA began his musical occupation as a part of the rap group ‘Entity’ earlier than he ventured into a lone profession.
Till his demise, he received several awards in South Africa and was lauded globally. He earned Black Leisure TV and MTV Europe nominations and was honoured posthumously at the 2023 BET Hip Hop Awards.
Based on the police, the suspects will be examined in the courtroom on Thursday.
“It was clear that AKA was monitored from the airport, and Tibz was not the supposed goal within the homicide on Florida Street in Durban. We all know they have been paid for this,” KwaZulu-Natal provincial Police Commissioner, Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, stated Tuesday night.
South Africa Police Minister Bheki Cele confirmed that the murders of AKA and his pal, stated to have been caught on Closed-Circuit TV cameras, shocked many residents of the nation, which has one of the highest homicide charges on this planet.
“I hope South Africans will sleep higher after this,” he stated.
South Africa has one of the world’s highest homicide charges, with numerous leisure stars among the many victims.
Recall that in 2007, reggae singer Fortunate Dube was dropping off his teenage son at a relative’s house when gunmen shot him three times during a failed try to steal his automobile.
The southern African nation recorded virtually 84 murders a day between October and December in response to police statistics launched this month.
