“Video footage at the Machadodorp toll gate on the N4 shows how the man exited his vehicle, leaving his car key in the ignition.<\/p>\n
He then hitch-hiked to Nelspruit where he phoned the NDTA chairperson pretending to be the kidnapper and asking for R70 000 ransom money,” said Captin Khanyisile Zwane of the SAPS.<\/p>\n
Abram Zamido Magagula was found sitting at a parking lot in Nelspruit where he was arrested.<\/p>\n
Magagula was initially reported missing by his wife and daughter on Thursday.<\/p>\n
He was traced by a Grabber, a device used by the police to trace a person’s location by their cellphones.<\/p>\n
Magagula appeared in Court on Friday and was charged with defeating the end of justice and attempting to defraud the NDTA.<\/p>\n
He was released on R1 000 bail and is expected to appear in court again on the 3rd of September.<\/p>\n
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