A 50-year-old Johannesburg resident, who allegedly kidnapped 50 Ethiopian nationals including children, has been remanded by a court.
South Gauteng NPA spokesperson Phindi Mjonondwane said Ahmed Kafecho appeared in the Johannesburg magistrate's court on Monday on charges relating to trafficking in people, attempted extortion and kidnapping.
Kafecho was arrested on Thursday night when the police raided his home in Zakariyya Park, south of Johannesburg.Gauteng police spokesperson Brig Brenda Muridili last week said the Ethiopians had all been brought into the country allegedly to be united with their families living in SA. Mjonondwane said the attempted extortion and kidnapping counts stemmed from allegations that Kefecho demanded money from the families of those held captive, in exchange for their release.
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