There was drama at Makokoba main bus terminus, when a toddler who was on her mother’s back foiled the thief who had opened the zip of a handbag in a move to fish out money which was meant for traveling expenses.
A two and a half year old Sasha Mabhena opened a more than lightning slap across the thief’s face who had opened the handbag, leaving the long fingered man to seek refuge at the nearby Mzilikazi police station, as the travellers temporarily shelved their jostle to enter the bus, to mete instant justice to the crook.
While the mob was shouting for the capture of the fleeing crook, rank marshals were outpaced before the robber stormed into the nearby Mzilikazi police camp for safety from the marauding crowd that was in pursuit, baying for his head.
Hundreds of people who were at the main bus terminus to travel for holiday to their respective destinations , stormed Mzilikazi police station in hot pursuit of the mugger, but were restrained by the officers who were manning the station, from assaulting him
“Bring him out here, we want him for stealing our bus fares, come on you corrupt police officers handover that robber to us for a strong action and we will give him back to you soon after thoroughly dealing with him,” shouted the angry mob.
Riot police had to be called to quell  the situation as more and more people were thronging the police station in search of the crook.
Last month, a cell phone thief was nearly killed by the mob after he snatched a handset from a woman who was on  her way  shopping.