Wife, her ex-lover jailed for hiring hitmen to murder Eastern Cape traffic officer

A wife and her former lover who hired two assassins from the Western Capeto take outher traffic officer husband in the Eastern Cape have been handed life in prison for his premeditated murder. The high court sitting in Burgersdorp has sentenced Noxolo Nokuzola Nxilolo, 50, and Mzamo Ciko, 42, for the killing of Sindezama January Nxilolo, 65, in July 2017 in Eureka, Burgersdorp. “The accused conspired with two hiredassassinsfrom the Western Cape to murder the deceased,” National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali said.

The couple’s relationship began in 1999, and they were married in 2002. “Noxolo frequently travelled to the Western Cape for fertility treatment, where she met Ciko,” Tyali said. “The two became romantically involved.

Ciko was also married at the time, and his marriage ended when his wife discovered the affair. “The deceased later became aware of the relationship.” Evidence presented in court revealed that Noxolo and Ciko decided to kill Sindezama so that Noxolo could benefit financially, as she stood to forfeitcertain benefitsshould the deceased divorce her. They contracted two men from the Western Cape and agreed to pay them to kill him.

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One of the hired killers, Lungile Ntungwana, 44, later reported the incident to the authorities. “He subsequently pleaded guilty to his role in the murder and was sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment on September 1 2021,” Tyali said.

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