Warrant Officer Phume

On 9 July 2021, Sebola received a call to attend to a complaint of drug dealings in Aeroton and informed Warrant Officers Phume and Machebe to go with him to the scene; because of COVID, Phume used another vehicle and drove with Machebe.

“In 2021-07-09, at about 11, I received a call that we must go to Aeroton to attend to a complaint of drug dealings. Then, I informed Warrant Officer Phume, Warrant Officer Machebe, to drive together and go to the scene. Since it was the year of Covid, Warrant Officer Phume opted to use other vehicle and drove with Warrant Officer Machebe.”

The two warrant officers who accompanied Sebola were sergeants at the time of the call but are now warrant officers.

“At the time, they were Sergeants, both of them. Now they are Warrant Officers.”

Lieutenant Colonel Sebola requested police in uniform, including Sergeant Phume (now Warrant Officer Phume), to take care of the BMW vehicle and remove the driver.

“Then , I requested police in uniform , together with Sergeant Phume , now Warrant Officer Phume , to take care of the vehicle and get the driver out of that vehicle”

Warrant Officer Phume was asked to get the driver of the BMW and interview him, and LT-COL Sebola interviewed the drivers of the red Kia, Phakula, and Mashaba one-on-one himself to understand their actions at the scene.

“I interviewed them one-on-one myself so that is to acquaint myself with their presence at the scene, their action at the scene.”