28/07/2025
Allegations Arise of Police Complicity in DJ Sumbody’s Murder Underworld Feud, Misused State Resources Implicated ( Murder of DJ Sumbody, were transported in a marked police vehicle.
Reports emerging this week suggest that the hitmen who gunned down prominent music producer and club owner DJ Sumbody—real name Oupa Sefoka—were ferried to the scene in a marked South African Police Service vehicle, and that the high-powered rifle used in the ambush was purchased with state funds. If substantiated, these claims point to profound corruption and complicity within law-enforcement ranks.
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Drug Consignment Gone Missing
Sefoka had been linked to a violent underworld feud tied to a multi-million-rand consignment of narcotics that vanished while under police custody in KwaZulu-Natal earlier this year. According to sources close to the investigation, Sefoka was suspected of possessing detailed knowledge of who was responsible for the disappearance—and of efforts to trace the drugs to their original syndicate bosses.
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Marked Police Vehicle Used in Killings
Eyewitnesses and preliminary probe documents allege that the two gunmen arrived at Woodmead’s News Café—where Sefoka was hosting a private function—aboard an unmarked police sedan bearing genuine SAPS livery. The vehicle’s registration matched an active patrol car assigned to a KwaZulu-Natal precinct. Security-camera footage, now in the hands of investigators, appears to show the suspects disembarking before opening fire.
Investigators believe this access to police transport was facilitated by insiders sympathetic to the criminal syndicate known as “The Big Five,” a ring of armed traffickers who have been seeking to reclaim the missing consignment.
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State-Funded Rifle
Further deepening concerns of police involvement is the revelation that the AK-style rifle used in the crossfire was traced to a recent SAPS arms purchase order. Forensic ballistics experts confirm that the weapon’s serial number matches a batch of rifles acquired by the state—and destined for frontline crime-suppression units. Authorities now face urgent questions over inventory controls and whether fi****ms meant to protect citizens were diverted for illicit killings.
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Official Response
The National Police Commissioner’s office has acknowledged receipt of the intelligence and launched an “independent oversight investigation” into the alleged misuse of state vehicles and weapons. A spokesperson stated, “Any officer found complicit in facilitating criminal acts will be dealt with swiftly and decisively. We owe it to the memory of Oupa Sefoka—and to the public trust—to get to the bottom of these serious allegations.”
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Underworld Retaliation
Criminal-justice analysts warn that the unfolding scandal could trigger further violence should syndicate leaders feel their operatives are under siege. “This is more than just a turf war,” says an investigator familiar with the case. “It’s a brazen exploitation of state resources. If the syndicate’s insiders believe they have police in their pocket, they will double down on intimidation and retribution.”
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Next Steps
• Forensic Audit of all recent SAPS vehicle assignments and weapons-issuance logs.
• Internal Disciplinary Hearings for officers linked to KwaZulu-Natal units.
• Joint Task Team between police oversight bodies and the National Prosecuting Authority.
As this investigation unfolds, it shines a harsh light on the blurred lines between policing and organised crime—raising urgent questions about accountability, corruption, and the lengths to which underworld figures will go to protect their interests.
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Source: Sunday World
