Rapper Keenan Jarryd Forbes, commonly known as AKA, was murdered in Durban in February 2023.Photo: Provided
Police said late Tuesday that Keenan “Alias” Forbes was followed from an airport landing hours before the Feb. 10, 2023, killing as part of an elaborate assassination plot planned by six of the arrested suspects. revealed that it was.
KwaZulu-Natal Police Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is the other suspect in the murder of AKA, who was gunned down along with his friend and business partner Thebelo “Tibs” Motsoane outside a restaurant on Florida Road in Durban. announced that the person would be arrested. . He said the main target was Forbes.
Mr Mkhwanazi also said police were working with the National Prosecuting Authority to ensure the case was ready for court.
He said police “suspect” a motive for the beating, but it is not yet clear. The six suspects are scheduled to appear in court on Thursday.
Mkhwanazi said those arrested were the “coordinator” of the attack, the two suspected shooters, and two “spotters” who were taking part in the lookout, including one who spotted the AKA from inside the restaurant. In addition to monitoring, the suspects also included the “organizers” of the firearms and getaway vehicle.
“Observers initially followed Mr. Forbes from the airport upon arrival to the hotel and restaurant where the incident occurred,” Mkhwanazi said.
“this person [who followed AKA] I was also in charge of recruitment. [and] It's about gathering resources, getting the whole team together, and getting rewarded after people finish their work, which means they get paid. ”
The state's top cop added that five other suspects, including another warden, a vehicle and weapons manager, and the gunman, are linked to a number of other murders.
Mr Mkhwanazi said evidence collected by police included four vehicles, including the BMW that chased AKA around Durban, and an item that was said to be the murder weapon.
Four suspects were arrested in Durban and two at their alleged hideout in Eswatini, while a seventh remains on the run following media reports from the landlocked country that Mkhwanazi said the arrests had been made. He surprised the murder suspect by saying that there was.
Police Minister Bheki Cele said the oldest suspect was 36 years old and that all suspects had been paid for their part in the crime, adding that the amount paid was “not significant”.
Mr Cele congratulated the team on arresting the murder suspect, saying that after arresting the first person in April last year, police “did not sleep for 48 hours to catch the last person”.
