iol A G4S Cash Solutions employee arrested in connection with a kidnapping incident in the Eastern Cape will remain behind bars pending a formal bail application. Picture: File image
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The G4S Cash Solutions Employee who was arrested in the Eastern Cape over the weekend in connection with kidnapping and hijacking cannot be named at this stage.
The 40-year-old made a first appearance in the Port St Johns Magistrate's Court on Monday.
The Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (known as the Hawks) said the court ruled that the accused's identity and pictures should not be released at this stage due to the sensitivity of the case
The matter was adjourned for a formal bail application on March 10, 2025.
According to Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana, two G4S security guards were allegedly driving a Toyota Etios near Ntlaza in Libode, servicing Capitec Automated Teller Machines (ATM).
"It is alleged that a Volkswagen Polo bumped their vehicle, but the guards stopped and checked the damages."
The Hawks said a white Toyota Fortuner came from nowhere, presumably stopped next to the Etios.
"It is further alleged armed suspects alighted and instructed the guards to lie down on the road and disarmed them of their firearms.
"The suspects then drove off in a Fortuner and dropped the guards near Ngqeleni in the forest."
The arrested suspect, who is employed in Gauteng, was allegedly found in possession of firearms and ATM keys.
His accomplice is on the run and the Hawks are pursuing him.
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