By Wendy Magagula

MBABANE: Bishop Mpendulo Nkambule whose name features prominently in a State Intelligence plot to assassinate Students President Colani Maseko says such conspiracies won’t stop the calls for democratic reforms.

This comes after this Swaziland News exposed Brigadier General Thembinkosi Mngometulu, Major General Lasco and Defense Prince  Sicalo who plotted to assassinate Students President Colani Maseko and then frame PUDEMO Youth League President Sakhile Awuviva Nxumalo on murder charges.

In the electronic evidence in our possession, Brigadier General Thembinkosi Mngometulu said fake text messages must be sent to Bishop Nkambule and assassinated lawyer Thulani Maseko where Colani Maseko would be reporting that Sakhile ‘Awuviva ’ Nxumalo wanted to kill him.

It is alleged that thereafter, the army would proceed to kill Colani Maseko and then frame Nxumalo on murder charges.

“Such conspiracies won’t stop the calls for democracy, I once mentioned that this regime strives with lies and deception.Perhaps, one can warn those plotting to kill and go as far as using our name that they must stop this, we demand a political dialogue,” said the Bishop.

A questionnaire was sent to Lieutenant General Tengetile Khumalo, the Army Spokesperson, however, she had not responded at the time of compiling this report.

In the electronic evidence, Brigadier General Mngometulu went to say Sakhile Nxumalo, the PUDEMO Youth League President must be arrested and falsely ‘branded’ as a Solidarity Forces member and that he appeared in a video footage where members of the underground forces invaded Nyakatfo area in the Hhohho region.

One of the Intelligence Officers asked Mngometulu how long must the army wait after sending the messages before implementing the assassination and the Brigadier General responded;

“It must be three(3) different days, maybe the question would be, who do we start with. When this happens, laba(police) won’t respond quickly to the assassination scene because they will think it’s a trap by the comrades who want to kill them,” he said.

Brigadier Mngometulu said the planned assassination of the Students President and the subsequent arrest of the SWAYOCO leader would divide PUDEMO members ahead of the Elective Conference.

“So kutawutsi kuyiwa kule-conference ye-PUDEMO kutawube sekucatjenwe,Sakhile utawube aboshiwe Students leader lesingulo! is dead. Konkhe kubuya kuphi, kunangu(meaning: Before the PUDEMO Conference, they would be fighting among themselves, Sakhile would be arrested, Students leader would be dead, all the blame would be shouldered by this one,” said Brigadier General Thembinkosi Mngometulu when narrating the assassination sketch plan.