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The retired head of the Eastern Cape police s Operational Response Services division, Brigadier Joseph Jongile, was shot dead during a suspected house robbery at his Baysville home in East London on Friday night.
Jongile also served in the ANC s armed wing, uMkhonto we Sizwe.
He died after sustaining two gunshot wounds during a struggle with one of five armed robbers, who broke into his McJannet Drive home at 21.50 on Friday.
After Jongile was gunned down, his wife and children were tied up, and the house was then ransacked.
Valuables worth R80 000 were stolen during the incident.
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Brigadier Joseph Jongile was shot dead during a suspected house robbery in East London on Friday.
He died after a struggle with one of five armed suspects.
They ransacked his home and fled with valuables worth R80 000, including his firearm.
The retired head of the Eastern Cape police s Operational Response Services division, Brigadier Joseph Jongile, was shot dead during a suspected house robbery at his Baysville home in East London on Friday night.
Jongile also served in the ANC s armed wing, uMkhonto we Sizwe.
He died after sustaining two gunshot wounds during a struggle with one of five armed robbers, who broke into his McJannet Drive home at 21.50 on Friday.