Botswana: Mubula Ward Councilor in Choma Central Constituency, Navy Moonga has alleged that there was an attempt on his life. According to the official, some members of the community had planned to burn him by setting his house on fire.
The Mubula Ward Councilor has not revealed the identities of the individuals he believed were part of the plan. Notably, he got the inkling of the plot to set him on fire on Wednesday while the official was at his home.
The ward councillor talked to the media regarding the attempted murder and shared the details of the incident. According to the Mubula Ward Councilor, Navy Moonga he heard whispering voices from the bridge adjacent to his front yard.
The suspects were planning to burn his house after their children failed to access Constituency Development Fund-CDF loans. He explains that after he heard the unknown suspects planning the attack, he informed the police officers and his neighbours.
He informed the officials that the unknown suspects were talking on the phone and asking more of their friends to implement the plan. The officials have shared that they sent a team of officials to the site of the crime to investigate the claim.
The Civic Leader believes the suspects escaped when they saw a Police presence coming to his house. The arrival of the police force interrupted the unknown suspects from executing the plan.
He talked about being saddened by the attempt. He informed the media that he is not in charge of allocating CDF bursaries. The people of the country have misunderstood his role in the ward administration, which makes the attempt on his life evil.
The Constituency Development Fund is designed to empower the country’s people.
The funds from CDF were aimed towards uplifting the people of the community. Many members of the community have benefitted from the government initiative. The CDF has provided many members of the community access to more economic opportunities.