Johannesburg – The four missing brothers who were kidnapped have been returned to their family.
This was announced by the boys parents on Thursday morning.
Zia, Alaan, Zayyad, and Zidan Moti went missing about three weeks ago which resulted in the country, along with the police and politicians in SA rallying for the return of the children.
In a statement on Thursday, the SAPS confirmed that Zidan, Zayyad, Alaan and Zia Moti, all aged between 6 -15 years old were reunited with their family on Wednesday night.
The brothers were on their way to school in Polokwane at approximately 7am on Wednesday, 20 October 2021, when they were taken at gunpoint by their abductors. A group of men with rifles and handguns cornered their vehicle and forcefully removed them.
“Last night the police in Vuwani received a call from a local resident saying that the children arrived at their house saying they were dropped off on a nearby road. Police arranged a doctor who confirmed that the children are in good health before they were handed over to their parents,” said Brigadier Vishnu Naidoo.
The children also appeared to be in high spirits during the reunion with their parents.
“The children have not yet been interviewed but today the investigators will arrange for the SAPS psychologists to assist with the interviews.
“The investigation into the case of kidnapping is still continuing and we are appealing to anyone who can assist with information that will help bring the kidnappers to book are asked to please contact the police,” said Naidoo.
The family said in a statement, “The parents of Zia, Alaan, Zayyad and little Zidane, Naazim and Shakira Moti are overjoyed by the return of their four sons. We thank Almighty Allah for accepting the our prayers and the prayers of so many in South Africa.
We wish to express our sincere gratitude to South African Police Services, our political parties, the media, all the social media influencers and everyone who prayed for the safety of our children.”
“We are thankful that they were set free and when we received a phone call to fetch the children we rushed to the scene full of hope. All of South Africa supported us and we want to thank one and all for their support and kind prayers. We are looking forward to healing as a family and will appreciate some privacy for a while. We will talk to the media within a few days. Naazim and Shakira Moti,” the family’s statement went on to say.
The four Moti brothers have been freed and they are now safety reunited with their family. This is the message from the parents…#Kidnappings pic.twitter.com/lH68h5hpxm
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) November 11, 2021
The family thanked South Africa and all the other parties involved, asking for some privacy.
The family said they will speak to the media in a few days.
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