The survivor of the 2017 shooting in which Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane’s second wife, Lipolelo was killed is asking for protection in South Africa.

In an exclusive interview with **Eyewitness News **on Wednesday, Thato Sibolla said the controversial circumstances, under which ‘Maesaiah Thabane, was granted bail had made her even more afraid.

Sibolla was in the car with Lipolelo when a gunman opened fire on them three years ago, and she is now a key witness in the murder case against Maesaiah Thabane, and said she was afraid.

In her statement she said she was feeling unsafe, when police confirmed that one of the main suspects in the case is the wife of the prime minister, and that spelt danger and fear for her.

Sibolla said she had attempted to seek help from the Southern African Development Community headquarters in Botswana, to no avail and was in South Africa to apply for asylum.