Gauteng’s most wanted suspect Mbuso Ndabazovela Biyela fatally wounded following a shootout with police in KwaZulu-Natal
The Provincial Commissioner of Gauteng, Lieutenant General Elias Mawela has commended the multi-disciplinary joint operation team that conducted a takedown operation in KwaZulu-Natal during the early hours of today at about 03:00, following a manhunt for Mbuso Ndabazovela Biyela, a wanted suspect linked to eight cases including a murder of a police officer that occurred in October 2021.
The team tactically approached the house where Biyela was hiding but when he spotted them, he started firing shots towards the members who were forced to retaliate. Biyela was fatally wounded. None of the members sustained injuries. The team recovered an unlicensed firearm and ammunition upon entering the house.