Six men accused in Lusikisiki massacre trial back in court


The trial of six men accused of the mass murder of 18 people at Ngobozana village in Lusikisiki will resume at the Mthatha High Court sitting in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape.

The court is expected to hear accused number four, Bonga Hintsa’s statement on the murder of KwaBhaca businessman and ANC politician Mncedisi Gijana.

On Friday, the court heard Hintsa’s statement on the Ngobozana massacre case.

In his statement, Hintsa detailed how he and co-accused, Songezo Vuma, Aphiwe Ndende and Siphosoxolo Myekethe brutally shot at the victims.

He argued that they were instructed by Vuma to kill everyone they found at the household.

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