Pretoria - Mourners streamed into the house of an alleged Mamelodi criminal mastermind on Monday after he was gunned down on Sunday night in a drive-by shooting outside his butchery.
Monare Ignatius Selokane, also known as “Junior 13”, was linked to a series of bank robberies and allegedly masterminded one of the most elaborate bank robberies in South African history when R26 million was stolen in 2003.
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According to media reports, the police only managed to recover R1.5m.
Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Lungelo Dlamini said his killers were on the run and a murder case had been opened.
Selokane was killed around 9pm while sitting with friends.
A resident said Selokane was shot by two men who were in a bakkie.
His friends were unharmed.
Anyone with information can contact the Mamelodi West police station on 012 812 9061 or Crime Stop on 0860?010?111.
Pretoria News
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