Havens of terror: Survivors share harrowing tales inside kidnappers’ dungeons

Havens of terror: Survivors share harrowing tales inside kidnappers’ dungeons

Panic engulfed Ogunsade’s team as they scrambled to escape the bandits, prying open the burglar-proof bars on his office window and leaping one by one into the nearby bush.

A man died in a shootout with police on Friday night after he and four other armed robbers robbed a family in their home in Barberton and held them hostage in a bakkie.

'Kidnapper' killed in shootout with Barberton police

The suspected kidnappers attracted the attention of police on patrol in the area and after a chase, the shootout ensued.