Eastern Cape police have confirmed that “people have been taken in for questioning” in connection with the deadly attack on the Ngcobo police station in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
However, police spokesperson, Captain Khaya Tonjeni, said that “this is standard procedure during the process of any investigations.”
Earlier on Thursday, several news outlets reported that four people had been taken in for questioning, quoting Eastern Cape police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Liziwe Ntshinga.
“At this stage, we can say we understand the anxiety experienced by the people of SA on the progress on the recent incident and case investigation. We are also aware of the speculation and false reports on social media and mainstream media and we would want to get the facts,” Tonjeni said in a statement on Thursday evening.
“Ever since the Task Team was formed, a lot of ground has been covered and a lot of progress achieved. There is some great support from the public in different ways on different platforms.”
“We earlier confirmed there are people that have been taken in for questioning. This is standard procedure during the process of any investigations. People will be questioned and this will not be done differently in this case,” said Tonjeni.
“A formal announcement will be made should there be any significant developments on the side of the investigation.”
“In the meantime, we will refrain from reporting any further minuscule details on the progress of the case investigation. We will wait until there is something tangible and meaningful,” Tonjeni said.
“We have decided to respect the process of the investigation and allow the work of the Task team to continue without any further challenges or miscommunication.”
