Everson Luhanga
When his girlfriend arrived home from work crying hysterically and told her boyfriend she had been robbed at gunpoint, he wanted revenge.
Justice Nobela took a knife from the kitchen and went to hunt down the armed men who had just robbed his girlfriend.
But Justice’s desire for justice cost him his life.
The same thugs shot him dead.
Bongiwe Gwamanda explained that she was robbed at gunpoint by two armed men after she got out of a taxi in Braamfischerville, Soweto.
Bongiwe said she tried to tell him not to go because the men were armed and dangerous.
“But he rushed out of the house and I followed him,” she said.
She said when they arrived at the scene, they found Bongiwe’s empty bag dumped on the street. The men were still there and waved guns at the couple.
“Justice went to ask for help and about 30 members of the community joined us to look for the thugs who have been terrorising the community,” she said.
“Justice led the pack with his knife in his hand walking in front of the crowd.”
But then they heard gunshots.
“We all ran for cover in the long-grown grass,” she said.
“But when we regrouped, we realised Justice was not there.”
She said they found him lying dead with his knife in his hand.
“Justice was shot by the same thugs who robbed me,” said Bongiwe.
She said it hurts knowing that Justice was fighting for her.
“He loved me. I know that he died for me,” she said.
Bongiwe said when she comes home from work and passes the spot, memories of the day come and she has sleepless nights.
Ward committee and Public Safety Officer Joel Mabaso said three more people were reported to have been robbed on the same night Bongiwe was robbed that led to Justice’s murder.
