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On 2021-07-09, during the investigation of Booysens CAS 98/07/2021, Colonel Nkoana Joseph Sebola confiscated the cellular telephones of Marumo Magane, Boy Steve Phakula, Samuel Mashaba, and Tumelo Nkuas as part of the investigations.
“On 2021-07-09, during the investigation of Booysens CAS 98/07/2021, I confiscated the cellular telephones of Marumo Magane, Boy Steve Phakula, Samuel Mashaba, and Tumelo Nkuas part of the investigation”
Warrant Officer Boy Steve Phakula is a South African Police Service Warrant Officer attached to the National Investigation Unit at Francis Baart Street, Pretoria, with a service history beginning in 2002.
“I am an adult male Warrant Officer in the South African Police Service, attached to National Investigation Unit 231 Francis Baart Street, Pretoria. My background and service history. My history in the SAPS began in 2002.”
Warrant Officer Phakula joined SAPS as a student constable in the Client Service Centre at Alberton SAPS, then transferred to the Alberton Detective Branch in 2006 and Germiston Trio Task Team in 2008, investigating serious crimes.
“I joined the South African Police Service as a student constable working in the Client Service Centre at Alberton SAPS. In 2006, I was transferred to the Alberton Detective Branch, where I performed my duties as a Detective investigating serious and violent crimes. In 2008, I joined Germiston Trio Task Team, responsible for all the investigations relating to house robberies, business robbery, and hijacking cases within the Germiston cluster.”
Warrant Officer Phakula transferred to Gauteng Provincial Investigation Unit in 2011, promoted to sergeant, investigating serious crimes such as truck hijacking, house robberies, business robberies, car hijackings in Gauteng Province.
“I was transferred to the Gauteng Provincial Investigation Unit in 2011. This is the very same year I was promoted to the rank of a Sergeant. My duties were to investigate crimes such as truck hijacking, house robberies, business robberies, car hijackings, and other serious and violent crimes within the Gauteng Province.”
In 2013, Phakula transferred to National Investigation Unit at Head Office Pretoria focusing on high-profile cases determined by top police and political leadership.
“In 2013, I was transferred to the National Investigation Unit at Head Office in Pretoria. My duties included investigation at national level of blue light robberies, airport following robberies, head office enquiry files, and high-profile cases as determined by the Minister of Police, the Deputy Minister of Police, the National Commissioner, the Deputy National Commissioner, and the Divisional Commissioner, and the political leaders.”
In 2015, Phakula was promoted to Warrant Officer at Cross-Border Operations, dealing with joint cross-border and disruptive operations in the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation (SARPCCO), investigating stolen firearms, motor vehicles, drugs, cybercrime, and other cross-border crimes.
“In 2015, I was promoted to a rank of a Warrant Officer at Cross-Border Operations. My duties included the execution of joint cross-border operations, bilateral and internal disruptive operations within the SARPCCO, Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation region, investigate enquiries or documents regarding stolen and/or illegal firearms, the theft of motor vehicles, drugs, cybercrimes, and other cross-border related crimes.”
Since 2019, Phakula has been stationed at National Investigation Unit, Detective Service Head Office in Pretoria where he currently serves.
“In 2019, I was transferred back to the National Investigation Unit, Detective Service Head Office in Pretoria, where I am still stationed till today.”
Warrant Officer Phakula has investigated drugs cases but was not involved in drug busts as large as the one at Aeroton on 9 July 2021.
“Yes, I can say I investigated drugs cases, but however, I was not involved in the drug busts as big as the one that I was involved in.”