ANC North West official shot dead
2012-12-14 08:43
Johannesburg - An ANC North West official was shot dead
outside his house in Klerksdorp on Friday morning, said police.
"No other people were injured in the shooting.... A
murder docket has been opened," said Brigadier Thulani Ngubane.
Police were still at the scene.
North West Premier Thandi Modise identified the victim as
Obuti Chika, the party's regional secretary.
"Police [should] not leave any stone unturned until
those responsible are brought to book," she said.
Modise said a number of officials in the province had been
the target of violent crime in the past few weeks.
"The provincial government wants to know who is behind
these assassinations [and attempted assassinations]," she said.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe said the shooting was a
reflection of people fighting for positions in the party.
"People think if you are in a particular position you
are an obstacle. They want to remove you."
Chika was from the Kenneth Kaunda region, Mantashe said at a
televised business briefing.
- SAPA
