adminAT NIGHT, the thugs wait for their prey in a mobile toilet.
Not even the terrible smell can turn them away from their evil deeds.
As soon as their victims pass the toilets, they fling the door open and pull them inside!
The thugs then demand cellphones and cash and if the victims refuse, they scoop up kak and threaten to smear it on their faces!
To save themselves from eating a disgusting meal, residents who fall into the thugsa�� evil trap at the mobile toilets in Madelakufa squatter camp, Tembisa, Ekurhuleni, hand over their valuables.
Boas Ndlovu said he was on his way home from the tavern one night when he was attacked by the thugs.
a�?They demanded money or they said I would have to eat ikaka. When I told them I had spent my money on beer, one of the thugs put a panga in the toilet and scooped out kak. He said if I didna��t give him money, he would smear it on my face,a�? he said.
a�?Faced with only two options, I decided to take out a R100 note I had hidden in my sock. I handed it over and they let me go.a�?
Boas said since the incident, he had stopped walking past the toilets.
a�?They hide in there and you only hear them when they fling the door into your face and pop out,a�? he said.
Another victim, Klaas Legodi, said he was on his way to houses opposite the squatter camp when he was cornered by the thugs.
a�?I dona��t usually take my cellphone when I go out at night. When they pounced on me, I didna��t have a phone or cash,a�? he said.
a�?Because I had nothing else to give them, they made me take off my expensive Puma takkies. To spare myself, I gave them my shoes and ended up walking barefoot to my frienda��s house..
a�?My friend laughed when I arrived there but when I told him why I didna��t have shoes on he was shocked.a�?
Captain Manyadza Ralidzivha advised all the victims affected to visit the police station to open cases.
a�?We can only investigate once cases have been opened.a�? a��Daily Sun
derick.khumalo