Monday, September 29, 2025 - Two Nigerian nationals, Chinedu Chukwu, 39, and Ikena Obi, 43, have been arrested and charged by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in connection with the kidnapping and subsequent m8rder of a 49-year-old man in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga.
The arrests follow a rapid investigation into the
disappearance of the victim, Gift Combrinck.
Provincial police spokesperson, Sergeant Thulisile Magagula,
provided details on the sequence of events.
“A missing person case was opened on 23 September 2025 after
Gift Combrinck from Kellysville, Lydenburg, was reported missing,” Magagula
said.
“Tragically, on 25 September 2025, the body of Mr Combrinck
was discovered near De Clerq Street in Lydenburg. Preliminary investigations
suggest that the victim was kidnapped, which led to the arrest of the two
suspects.”
Both Chukwu and Obi have since been formally charged with
kidnapping and m8rder.
The two accused men appeared before the Mashishing
Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga.
The case was postponed to October 2, 2025.
The purpose of the postponement is for the verification of
the suspects' travel documents and to allow the investigating team to conduct
further investigation.
Meanwhile, the acting provincial commissioner of the SAPS in
Mpumalanga, Major General Zeph Mkhwanazi, has welcomed the arrests and
expressed confidence in the police’s ongoing work.
“We trust that justice will prevail and that a thorough
investigation will be conducted,” Mkhwanazi added
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