‘Just bring back my wife alive!’ – Heartbroken husband pleads as search for missing cops intensifies

Keamogetswe Buys

Cape Town – Lwazi Thepa, the husband of missing police constable Keamogetswe Buys (30), has added his voice to the calls for help. He has joined other families and the South African Police Service (SAPS) in appealing for the safe return of three missing officers: Buys, Boipelo Senoge (20), and Cebekhulu Linda (24).

The three officers were last seen early Thursday while traveling from Free State through Gauteng to Limpopo, driving a Volkswagen Polo, which also disappeared.

At a Bloemfontein media briefing, families expressed hope and urged the public to come forward with information, IOL reported.

“I believe the national commissioner and his team are doing everything to bring them back, alive. That is all I pray for. Just bring back my wife alive. Thank you,” the report quoted Thepa as saying.

National Police Commissioner General Fannie Masemola announced a R350,000 reward for information leading to the officers’ recovery, emphasising that police are vigorously following all leads.

The officers were last tracked at an Engen fuel station on the N1 in Gauteng before their phones and tracking devices were switched off.

“Their vehicle tracking device and cellphones have been off since the day of their disappearance.

“Their vehicle registration

number is JCL 401 FS.

“A 24 hour Venue Operational Centre (VOC) has been established and a full scale search is underway with a high level team of detectives and crime intelligence operators from Gauteng and the Free State have been mobilised to find them,” Mathe said.

The SAPS is currently investigating a case of possible hijacking and kidnapping.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the investigating officer, Captain Chaacha Manga, on 082 527 6099.

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