By Blessing Nweke
Major General Feroz Khan, one of South Africa’s most senior police officers, is recovering after surviving an apparent assassination attempt in Johannesburg on Sunday evening.
Khan, the deputy head of the country’s crime intelligence division, was shot while driving home and was rushed to hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery, according to local media reports. Authorities have not released details about his condition.
The attack comes only days before Khan was scheduled to testify before the Madlanga Commission, a public inquiry investigating allegations of criminal activity and corruption within South Africa’s police service.
Police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed on Monday that an investigation into the shooting is underway. She urged the public to avoid drawing conclusions about the motive, saying it would be “premature and irresponsible” to link the attack to Khan’s expected appearance before the commission.
The Madlanga Commission was established after Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi alleged last year that organised crime groups had infiltrated parts of the government and law enforcement.
Khan is also facing separate legal challenges. Last month, he and two others were arrested over allegations involving the illegal possession and dealing of precious metals linked to a 2021 incident at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport. Prosecutors allege Khan instructed officers to release a businessman found carrying unwrought gold despite there being no authorised undercover operation. Khan has denied wrongdoing by pleading not guilty and remains free on bail as the case continues.
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