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Nandi Madida speaks on traumatic hijacking experience

South African singer and media personality Nandi Madida recently opened up about a traumatic experience which she encountered while dropping off her son to school. 

The media personality revealed that she witnessed the aftermath of a failed hijacking attempt and she had to distract her son as it was too devastating to watch.

The mother of two was taking her child to school when she got stuck in traffic while paramedics were busy assessing the crime scene. 

Taking to her Twitter timeline, she called out the the uncontrollable crime in South Africa saying: 

 “I was here with my son, on my way to drop him off at school. I had to distract him from the scene by playing videos on my phone. The state of this country is heartbreaking. Our kids live in fear. Something drastic has to change. We can’t all be living in fear,” she wrote. 

Many people joined in on the converstaion, with different types of reactions, here is what tweeps had to say:

According to @ScrollaAfrica, the suspects were taken to the hospital after a security guard shot them, saving the motorist. 

Also see: Nandi Madida gushes over her son’s ‘God given talent’

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