About 100 people from Westville informal settlement in Port Elizabeth marched to the KwaDwesi police station on Sunday demanding that they all be arrested by the station commander.
The march followed an incident earlier on Sunday where police detectives were said to have visited the homes of community leaders, accusing them of torching a house of a woman whose son is believed to be a drug dealer.
Mhlaba said the rule in the community was that if someone broke the law, they could be kicked out of the area. Before leaving the police station at about 1pm, the group of residents vowed not to allow any police officer into their community.
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