A recent discovery into slain rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes’s murder case revealed that six people who are linked to his murder were paid an amount of R800,000 to have him dead.
AKA and his longtime friend Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane were shot and killed outside Durban’s Wish restaurant in the busy street of Florida. His case was later said to be a hit, with police stating that they were still gathering enough information for the arrests.
The recent news of the arrest of the rapper’s killers was first shared by the Eswatini newspaper, Times of Eswatini. The newspaper identified two suspects in the case as brothers Siyabonga Gezani Ndimane (Nxele) and Malusi Dave Ndimande (Mjay). It is said that they were arrested by the Royal Eswatini Police Services while hiding in Mbabane’s zone four. Both suspects are said to be from Durban.
The publication also adds that out of the R800,000 that was allegedly paid for the rapper’s murder, the brothers received R133,000 as their share. The brothers are also allegedly linked to two other murders.
According to the newspaper, the Director of Public Prosecutions in Eswatini is in possession of the Standard Bank account statements where the brother’s payment was deposited after they successfully executed the murder.
A mere R800k for AKA’s life 😩💔pic.twitter.com/4IRXGHrw0P
— Peché Africa 🇿🇦 (@pmcafrica) February 27, 2024
Upon seeing the documents confirming the suspects and the amount paid for the murder, internet users commented:
Very few people can afford an 800k hit in SA ..this points to an elite person and they will never be arrested for ordering this hit..
— Grateful 🍃🌼 (@TaureanGoddess_) February 27, 2024
Others saw the news as a political campaign, commenting:
Elections then boom A.k.a killers found, I’m not sayingbanything just hope this is not another stunt for some parties to win. We might be looking at another Meyiwa case that’s about to drag for more years
— Queen B (@QueenB17313698) February 28, 2024
Controversial music mogul Nota Baloyi was among those who commented:
Yesterday the police told us what I said exactly a year ago… All the leads I observed from the airport pick up then following him to the Hilton where CCTV cameras identified the spotter car. Even the story that the police told us at first is what I said was fed to them by Judas!
— MORAL Authority (@lavidaNOTA) February 27, 2024
Everyone on that flight go Durban with Supa Mega needs to start talking or hand themselves in… We gave them enough time!
— MORAL Authority (@lavidaNOTA) February 28, 2024
Also see: AKA’s latest album receives over 99 million streams
