News24 | Police arrest four people for Orkney tavern shooting that claimed 8 lives

North West police have arrested four people in connection with a mass shooting at a tavern in Kanana. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images)

North West police have arrested four people in connection with a mass shooting at a tavern in Kanana, Orkney, on Saturday morning.

The suspects were arrested in Orkney and Klerksdorp on Monday.

Police spokesperson Brigadier Sabata Mokgwabone said the four would appear in court on Tuesday on multiple charges, including eight counts of murder.

Eight people were killed in the attack. 

Mokgwabone said a joint operation comprising detectives, Crime Intelligence, and Tactical Response Teams, as well as organised crime and anti-gang units arrested the men, aged between 24 and 38, in Klerksdorp and Kanana Township.

During the arrests, the team seized a Toyota Hilux double cab bakkie and more than 82 rounds of ammunition of different calibres.

The men are expected to appear in the Orkney Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday facing eight counts of murder, 13 of attempted murder and unlawful possession of ammunition.

Provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Sello Kwena commended the police for their “dedication and relentless efforts in ensuring the arrest of suspects within a short space of time after the ruthless incidents were reported”. 

He cautioned lawlessness would not be tolerated.