AKA’s alleged killers due in court, call for justice intensifies

February 29, 2024 175

Five of the seven people arrested for the murder of one of Mzansi’s beloved Hip-Hop rapper, Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes, and his friend, chef and entrepreneur, Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane, will appear before the Durban Magistrate’s Court today.

Six of the suspects were arrested over a six-month period while the seventh accused was nabbed yesterday.

Two of them are yet to be extradited from eSwatini, where had been hiding at the time of their arrest.

[AKA AND TEBELLO MURDER CASE] SAPS has arrested six suspects for the murders of AKA and Tebello. Timeline of arrests 👇🏻 pic.twitter.com/GLH8AG81x7

— Athlenda Mathe (@AthlendaM) February 27, 2024

Police Minister, Bheki Cele, and KZN police commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, have expressed confidence that they have arrested the right people, saying they had been tailing the suspects for a while.

Addressing the media on Tuesday night, Mkhwanazi said AKA was the main target of the alleged hit.

While it’s not yet clear who was behind the alleged hit nor what the motive for the musician’s murder was – some South Africans believe it might have had to do with the death of AKA’s late girlfriend, Anele Tembe.

Assertions AKA’s family has long rubbished.

Hit like if you wish they never met 🥹💔#JusticeForAKA pic.twitter.com/CVlayzCIjJ

— Diego_Chuene (@Diegochuene) February 28, 2024

Said it before and I will say it again. If a woman is suicidal and has mental health issues, break up with her and leave her in the safety of her parents because if she succeeds in committing suicide her family will blame you for her death. #JusticeForAKA pic.twitter.com/t2klkVci41

— Jesse F. (@JesseFJacobs) February 28, 2024

Under #JusticeForAKA, fans have taken to social media to express their hope that justice is on the horizon for the superstar.

This whole thing just opened unhealed wounds! I’m heart broken, crying again😢! How much more for his family and loved ones 💔😭! #JusticeForAKA pic.twitter.com/Swjf9oBugN

— #Sofia🇿🇦🦁 (@_sophi_sticated) February 28, 2024

#JusticeForAKA The 6 guys will never tell the truth about who the mastermind is. They fear that man. They won’t snitch. They didn’t hate AKA,they just wanted money and they got it. The mastermind is the one who should be in jail first. pic.twitter.com/8SVFofKMQ8

— Danica Khumalo (@KhumaloDanica) February 28, 2024

This will be nothing like the senzo meyiwa case…here we know that a nkabi shot AKA..and we all saw a video where he was shot..with meyiwa we don’t know who shot him ..SAPS must not disappoint us and find the mastermind behind AKAs murder #JusticeForAKA pic.twitter.com/gRDjw0lCCq

— Lossaine Ayisha🇿🇦🦄 (@kadibetsow1) February 28, 2024