Officers from the Primrose police arrested a 37-year-old man on a charge of hijacking last Saturday.<\/p>\n
The alleged hijacking took place outside the Delport informal settlement and was reported to police by the vehicle\u2019s owner.<\/p>
\u201cThe man told officers that he had been in the Germiston CBD buying drinks from a local shop.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was there he was approached by three men, including the arrested suspect, who asked him to drive them to the informal settlement for a fee,\u201d explained Sgt Styles Maome, communications officer for the Primrose police.<\/p>
The victim told police that he drove them to the Delport informal settlement entrance.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen he stopped the vehicle he claimed the man sitting behind him got out of the vehicle and pointed a firearm at him.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe two men, who remained in the vehicle, allegedly searched him,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
He further explained that the accused then opened the vehicle\u2019s door and ordered him to run fast into a nearby wooded area.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe victim did as he was told and heard the vehicle driving away,\u201d said Maome.<\/p>\n
Officers launched an investigation into the matter and soon made an arrest.<\/p>\n
The suspect has since appeared in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court, where his case was postponed for a bail application.<\/p>\n
Police continue to search for the remaining suspects.<\/p>\n
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