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Nearly three weeks after being kidnapped outside a Brits primary school, cousins Mohamed Bataviya, 19, and Zahraa Mohamed, 17, have finally been freed after a successful sting operation by police.

Police spokesperson, Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone, confirmed to IOL that several suspects had been arrested at Klipgat, near Ga-Rankuwa after Monday night’s operation.

“Some of them were arrested at a house where they kept the two cousins, who were kidnapped in Brits, while driving to school on Wednesday, March 6. The cousins are still undergoing medical examination. The police are still processing the scene,” Mokgwabone said.

Mokgwabone said more information would be shared once the scene was processed. Mokgwabone said police could not confirm how many suspects were arrested at this stage.

Speaking to eNCA, police said the cousins were in good health and were being assessed by a medical team. It is unclear if a ransom was demanded.

It was previously reported that the cousins were travelling by car from Bataviya’s home to school in Hartbeespoort Dam when a maroon Audi A3 bumped into them. Two armed suspects allegedly ordered the cousins out of their vehicle and into a white VW Polo GTI. The vehicle then sped away from the scene.

 

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The below social media video allegedly showed the cousins being driven off in the Polo.

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Two children kidnapped outside a school in Brits, NW.#CrimeWatch pic.twitter.com/NVKvDRuqic

— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) March 6, 2024

We’re just glad these two teenagers are now safe, but let’s keep praying for all the other kids who are still missing.

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