US EditionActionSA Mayoral Candidate Xolani Khumalo Present as Suspected Drug Trafficker Killed in Raid
The shooting occurred during a drug operation led by ActionSA’s mayoral candidate, with a Nigerian suspect believed involved in drug trafficking, sparking protests and investigations.
- On Sunday, February 8, 2026, a Nigerian national was shot dead during an anti-drug operation in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng Province, where Xolani Khumalo, ActionSA's mayoral candidate, was present.
- The operation, ActionSA says, was aimed at curbing drug-related activities and described the deceased as a suspect linked to drug trafficking while defending the use of force as necessary to reform the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department.
- A preliminary probe found that police opened a murder docket after the fatal shooting during filming of the Sizok'khothola television programme by Moja Love, and officers were called to restore order.
- Protesters gathered at Linden Police Station, demanding investigation after ActionSA confirmed the shooting on Monday, with police yet to release an official account.
- Khumalo was accompanied by security companies, the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department and the Gauteng Anti-Crime Unit, while SAPS, Ipid and the NPA lead the investigation and the EFF urges scrutiny.
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Nigerian Man Shot Dead During Anti-Narcotics Operation in South Africa
A Nigerian national has been shot dead during an anti-drug operation in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng Province, South Africa, sparking protests and calls for the arrest of a local political figure involved in the operation.
Nigerian killed in South Africa anti-drug operation, protests erupt
A Nigerian man has been shot dead during an anti-drug operation in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng Province, South Africa, triggering protests by Nigerians and renewed calls for accountability. The incident occurred on Sunday, February 8, 2026, during an operation involving members of the opposition political party, ActionSA, led by its Ekurhuleni mayoral candidate, Councillor Xolani Khumalo. An eyewitness account said the deceased was inside his car when t…
Nigerian Man Shot D3ad During Anti-Drug Operation In South Africa
The operation involving a political party, ActionSA’s Ekurhuleni Mayoral candidate, Councillor Xolani Khumalo, occurred on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at Windsor East, Gauteng, Johannesburg. In what will come across as a really horrifying development, an anti-drug operation turned de@dly after a Nigerian national was shot de@d in South Africa. The operation involving a political party, […]
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