COPS DEFENDED FOR DOING NIKS AT ROBBERY

MENSE are going bos on social media as Metro Cops come under heavy fire after a viral video showed officers doing niks to prevent an armed robbery. 

The widely-circulated footage shows several heavily armed men dressed in black allegedly robbing occupants of a white vehicle at a shopping centre. 

More than four suspects can be seen carrying rifles, while shouting is heard in the background as motorists hoot and bystanders question the metro police officers’ response.

Shockingly, the cop car continued driving as the incident unfolded with the armed men pointing their guns at the police vehicle.

However, Durban Metro Police have defended their officers, saying: “Their composed response prevented a potentially dangerous confrontation that could have resulted in unnecessary injuries or fatalities.”

They added that the department was grateful no officers or members of the public were harmed in the incident at at Pinetown Mall in Durban.

Meanwhile, in another shocking police story, a man claiming to be cop dik ding is in the mang after he rocked up at a police station and demanded a car. 

Sinki Lukas Msiba (52) appeared in Bloemhof Magistrate’s Court on 19 November and was ordered to remain behind bars pending further investigation. He is expected back in court on 8 December.

According to North West police, Msiba arrived at the Bloemhof police station on the night of 18 November, claiming to be a colonel based in Pretoria. 

He allegedly told officers that his vehicle had broken down in Warrenton and asked to be transported to Bultfontein.

Provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said officers at the station became suspicious and conducted preliminary checks, which revealed that Msiba was not a member of the South African Police Service. He was arrested on the spot.

Mokgwabone said: "The vigilant members questioned Msiba, conducted a preliminary investigation and eventually established that the accused was not a police officer. He was immediately placed under arrest.

Acting provincial police commissioner Major-General Ryno Naidoo said the arrest should send a clear message that police will act decisively against anyone attempting to abuse state resources.