“These thugs must be found.” This was a profound caption accompanying a disturbing video showing two children being forcibly removed from a school by men wielding pangas and a gun.
The video, posted by Gauteng education MEC Matome Chiloane on Monday, sent shock waves, evoking strong emotions about the despicable acts of violence involving grown men in front of children.
One of the men was Pastor Paseka Motsoeneng, better known as “Mboro”, a loose cannon who was wielding two pangas and swinging one at school officials. Mboro’s violent conduct at the school was caught on several videos shared on social media, where he could also be heard threatening those who attempted to come near him as he took away terrified and screaming children. The incident took place at a school in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni.
According to the Gauteng department of education, the conflict was sparked by a feud over custody of the children. Mboro claimed his son, who was fetching his children at the school, was under attack and that he took out his pangas to defend him. But several videos showed Mboro swinging a panga at people and threatening officials without anyone seemingly attacking him.
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