By Zweli Martin Dlamini

MBABANE: William Tsintsibala Dlamini,the National Commissioner of Police and Senior Superintendent Clement Sihlongonyane allegedly sabotaged a high-level investigation after one of their own was implicated in the theft of a motor-vehicle that was contracted to the Eswatini Water Services Corporation(EWSC).

Nkosinathi Shongwe told this Swaziland News and further produced evidence suggesting that he was hijacked at Ezulwini in 2012, while transporting employees of the Water Services and a suspect was subsequently identified.

But police allegedly refused to repossess the car despite being told that it was at e-Buka near Mlindazwe.

“I reported to the police after the theft of my car and for the past ten(10) years,the police have been refusing to re-possess it despite being told that it was kept at eBuka. I gave the police details of the suspect and where my car was hidden,however,they arrogantly told me that they would conduct their own investigation.Thereafter, one of the officers from Lukhozi told me that the then Lukhozi boss Percy Dlamini told them not to re-possess the car from the suspect. I am now living in poverty, the Water Services was paying me R14,000.00 per-month to transport their staff and in the past ten(10) years, I have lost more R1.5million,” he said .

A questionnaire was sent to Superintendent Phindile Vilakati, the Police Spokesperson, however, she had not responded at the time of compiling this report.

It has been disclosed that after refusing to re-possess the car, Shongwe approached Senior Superintendent Clement Sihlongonyane who advised the complainant to approach the National Commissioner, and ask for a job in the police service on behalf of his child as a compensation for the stolen motor-vehicle considering the fact that a police officer was allegedly involved.

But before  meeting with the National Commissioner, Shongwe was advised to engage Assistant Commissioner Thulani Ngwenya who assured him that the Police Service would employ his child as a compensation for the car.

But last week the complainant(Shongwe) met with the National Commissioner and other senior officers within the Executive Command,he was  told that the investigation into the disappearance of the car would start afresh.

“After ten(10)years,I was surprised to hear the National Commissioner saying the investigation must start afresh. The person who took my car is known and I was even told that he sold it in Mozambique,” he said.

It has been disclosed that the National Commissioner, after learning that a police officer was involved in the theft, ordered that a fresh investigation must commence, as a way of causing more delays in concluding the matter.