POLICE have revealed that AKA was the target during the shooting incident, and his friend Tebello ‘Tibz’ Motsoane was shot by accident.
According to the police investigation, the hitmen wanted to shoot AKA in the car but because he took a long time talking to his friends in the restaurant premises, the hitmen had no time to wait for him, so they shot him while he was still with his friends.
Six suspects have been arrested in connection with the rapper's murder and are expected in court on Thursday, 29 February in Durban.
AKA, whose real name is Kienan Forbes, and Tibz were shot dead at The Wish on Florida restaurant in KZN on 10 February 2023.
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KZN SAPS provincial commissioner Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said according to their investigation AKA was the target.
“The plan was not to shoot him in the manner they did. They were going to shoot him in the vehicle but because he stood longer outside greeting his friend and the hitmen didn't want to wait, that's why they came for him, so the second victim was a coincidence that he was shot as I’m sure you realise the second shooter was a distance from him when he was shot. We do believe that the plan was for Mr Forbes,” he said.
Mkhwanazi further mentioned that among the six arrested suspects, there was someone who co-ordinated all logistical and personnel aspects.
"The person who paid them after the job, where he did get the instruction from elsewhere, we cannot say that because we don’t have evidence," he said.
He said whether the person acted under instructions from someone else remains unclear but he carried out the entire operation.
Mkhwanazi said it's possible there may be higher-ups involved, but they are currently focused on the suspect.
