With the purpose of preventing residents from taking law into their hands whenever there are conflicts, Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) held a public gathering at Matlameng Ha Letsie in Leribe on Tuesday. This was revealed by Superintendent Leuoane Thamae commanding Leribe police.

Explaining to the agency, he said the main purpose of the gathering was to call to the attention of the public the consequences of taking the law into their own hands. He indicated that the public had recently killed one of the residents after a Businessman Mr. Sekhohola Chabalala was shot dead on August 24, with the believe that he was part of the gang. Superintendent Thamae said it is not advised that through their own investigation take the law into their hands. He indicated that the suspect was put on fire.

Referring to the arrest, he mentioned that on August 25, there was a shooting between police and the suspects at Ha Mathata in Maputsoe, where two of the suspects died and one arrested. another one on August 27. he suspects were found in possession of Identity documents of the deceased. Thamae pointed out the two suspects of Ha Simone and Tsifalimali appeared at Tsifalimali.