Limpopo businessman Eddie Gouveia has been found by police after three months since he was kidnapped outside his place of business in October 2024.
A Limpopo businessman has been found three months after he was kidnapped, and a police officer was also arrested linked with his kidnapping. Image: Caspar Benson/ Darren Stewart, Fire Fly, in Industrial Street. The 51-year-old was taken at gunpoint and forced into a vehicle and never seen until 24 January 2025, when he was rescued by police in Vuwani.police officer. Three men were originally apprehended in November 2024, and eight men were nabbed by 9 January 2025.
Social media users weighed in on police finding the businessman, with some wondering why the kidnappers kept him for so long.Byron Pillay is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He received a Diploma in Journalism from the Caxton Cadet School. He spent 11 years covering a wide variety of news as a community journalist, including politics, crime and current affairs. He also was a Head of Department for Sports Brief, where he covered both local and international sporting news. Email: byron.
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