Police Find Body Believed to be Missing Evans Katumba’s
Even though ransom money was delivered as planned on 24 March, Katumba was not released
Police Find Body Believed to be Missing Evans Katumba’s
South Africa – A dead body believed to be that of Zimbabwean businessman Evans Katumba who was abducted in Durban, South Africa, last month has allegedly been found.
Evans Katumba a club owner and a fuel trader specialising in diesel, was kidnapped by armed assailants on the 22nd of March 2024.
He was abducted in Durban by assailants armed with AK47s at a nightspot he had recently acquired.
After he was kidnapped last month, his abductors demanded a ransom of R2.5 million.
Family and friends managed to gather R1.5 million, dropped it in Ballito, a coastal town near Durban.
However, even though the ransom was delivered as planned on 24 March, Katumba was not released by his abductors as agreed.
Katumba’s friend revealed that the abductors demanded that one person brings the money and that the police should not be involved.
He claims that was the last communication they received from the abductors after they dropped off the ransom money.
They demanded that one person should bring the money and that police should not be involved.
The money was dropped at an open field on the outskirts of Ballito, about 45 minutes from Durban.
The kidnappers said they would release him after an hour, but that was the last communication they made.
Police Find Body Believed to be Missing Evans Katumba’s
After the botched ransom settlement, his family made a police report and the South African police service (SAPS) and Hawks initiated an investigation into his disappearance.
After weeks of investigating the case, the police in KwaZulu Natal have reportedly discovered a dead body suspected to be that of the missing Zimbabwean businessman, Evans Katumba.
After weeks of investigating the case, the police in KwaZulu Natal have reportedly discovered a dead body suspected to be that of the missing Zimbabwean businessman, Evans Katumba.
Emerging reports suggest that dead body was found in Hammersdale, west of Durban. The recovered dead body had two gunshot wounds.
Due to the advanced decomposition, immediate confirmation of the body’s identity was not possible.
The family is awaiting DNA confirmation to establish whether the deceased is indeed Evans Katumba.
