Masked gang locks school guards in safe, steals pupils’ food
Four masked men made off with food meant for hungry pupils at a Limpopo secondary school after overpowering two security guards and locking them inside a walk-in safe.
Four masked men descended upon a Limpopo secondary school in Phaudi, Capricorn District, early Friday morning, overpowering two guards and taking them hostage inside a secure safe. One of the robbers brandished a firearm, firing a warning shot to intimidate the guards before overpowering them and seizing their weapons. The gang then descended upon the school office, breaching the storeroom and forcibly opening a walk-in safe to stash the guards away.
The perpetrators were chiefly after food intended for the school's students. They swiftly departed the scene on foot after their heist. The incident unfolded around 12:40 AM.
Earlier this week, a similar crime unfolded at Tshilala Secondary School in Ha-Dumasi Village, Thohoyandou, Vhembe District. On Tuesday evening, armed men stormed into the school's guard room around 11:45 PM, accompanied by four more individuals lurking outside. The gang subdued the guards, confining them to a classroom where learners were studying, and made off with four tablets and an iPhone valued at R5,000.
They then breached a staff room door, stealing 20 tablets worth R120,000 and a box of scientific calculators valued at R46,350.
Tshilala was one of three schools in the Vhembe District to fall victim to robberies between Monday night and the early hours of Wednesday.
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