North West police have arrested two men for the murder of five people between December 2023 and January 2024.
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Two men who were allegedly in charge of an initiation school in the North West have been accused of murdering five initiates.
The alleged serial killers, Obakeng Segwabe, 19, and Olebogeng Mafora, 21, were arrested on 12 January in Ntsweletsoku Village, Zeerust, following an investigation into a missing person’s case.
The police said two men were reported missing at the Motswedi and Lehurutshe police stations in December.
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