More police deployed to Diepsloot in bid to restore calm in wake of protests
An extra 16 police vehicles have now also arrived in the community to assist specialised teams to make arrests and deal with the crime in the area.
JOHANNESBURG - Police have deployed more officers to Diepsloot where tactical response teams and detectives are on the ground to restore calm to the area and increase policing.
More than 50 people have now been arrested after 27 more illegal migrants were arrested during an operation on Thursday night.
An extra 16 police vehicles have now also arrived in the community to assist specialised teams to make arrests and deal with the crime in the area.
#DiepslootProtest National Police Commissioner Sehlahle Masemola repeats feedback of interventions announced by minister Bheki Cele. They include: 16 new police cars, more than 30 TRT members, and more than 20 Public order police in the area in the next 24 hours. MS pic.twitter.com/WZZswJZlZg
EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 6, 2022
On Thursday morning, Elvis Nyathi was killed in a mob attack by a group of criminals who went from house to house searching for illegal migrants.
The police's Athlenda Mathe said that it was calm in the community for now, while officers monitored the streets.
EARLIER: Nyathis family clean blood spatter and pick up remnants of his clothes at the scene of the mob attack. MS pic.twitter.com/Fk46OlZZ7o
EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) April 7, 2022