Story: Sapokazi Ntika
In an effort to combat crime and drug abuse in Komani, the Spiritual Crime Prevention Unit, the Police Department and other partners held a gathering on Tylden Street in Komani where they prayed to end the sale of drugs to school children. Komani is one of the hotspots that have been identified by the police to have been selling drugs to school learners.
Chris Hani District Police Spokesperson Captain Yolisa Mgolodela says they have started in several areas that they have identified as hotspots and have mapped out areas that are used for car repair or alcohol sales but later turn into a place of selling drugs.
She says that young people are losing their future and are dropping out of school due to the easy availability of drugs in various places. Mgolodela alluded that a few arrests have been made in relation to people selling drugs in Komani.
Captain Mgolodela is also calling on parents to cooperate by not protecting their children who are accused of being involved in crime but by reporting them to the police and facing the law.
