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Cops arrest 'izinyoka'

Six people were arrested for illegally connecting electricity to their shacks at the Chris Hani informal settlement near Daveyton at Ekurhuleni yesterday.

Six people were arrested for illegally connecting electricity to their shacks at the Chris Hani informal settlement near Daveyton at Ekurhuleni yesterday.

Spokesman for the Daveyton police Captain Alfred Nakana confirmed that two women and four men were arrested.

"They have been charged under the Electricity Act and will appear in the Benoni magistrates' court today," he said.

The arrests came after residents complained. - Sapa

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