Izityholo zokunyoba nokuxhaphaza amalungu eNkonzo yamaPolisa aseMzantsi Afrika (SAPS) ziye zavela eMonti, apho umninimzi wendawo esithi amapolisa athatha imali kubemi baseNigeria abasebenza kwindawo edumileyo yetavern eyaziwa ngokuba yiCalifornia
La mabango enziwe nguNomfundo Gqamane, enomyeni wakhe, u-Ayanda, ongumnikazi weBelgrave Hotel, ecaleni kweCalifornia.
Abemi bebecela ukuba kuvalwe iCalifornia, abathi iye yaba yindawo yolwaphulo-mthetho.
Ethetha nabezindaba ngoLwesihlanu umhla weshumi (10) kuTshazimpunzi, uGqamane uthe imizamo ephindaphindiweyo yokuxela iingxaki kumapolisa ayizange ivelise manyathelo.
“Siye kwisikhululo samapolisa amaxesha amaninzi, kwanakumphathi wesikhululo [osandul’ ukumiselwa], kodwa izikhalazo zethu azizange zifumane manyathelo. Amapolisa afika apha aze abuye engenzanga nto,” utshilo.
Uqhube wathi abemi baseNigeria abakuloo ndawo babonakala befumana isilumkiso kwangaphambili malunga nemisebenzi yamapolisa.
“Ngalo lonke ixesha amapolisa efika, abemi baseNigeria babehamba ngaphambi kokuba bafike, ngokungathi baxelelwe ngumntu,” utshilo.
UGqamane ukwadlulisele amabango avela kumqeshi owayesithi ubone amagosa efumana “iintlawulo kubantu baseNigeria”.
[Umqeshi] uthi amapolisa ayeza ukuqokelela imali ngamaxesha athile, ingakumbi ngexesha lesidlo sasemini nasemva kwemini,” utshilo, wongeza ngelithi iintlawulo zichazwe njenge “mali yasemini” kunye “nemali yepetroli” – amagama aqhelekileyo okufumbathisa kwintetho yaseMzantsi Afrika.
Uthe urhwaphilizo luye lwayenza mandundu imeko kule ndawo.
“Urhwaphilizo luyasichaphazela. Urhulumente wethu uye wasilela kuba bekungayi kuba njalo ukuba urhulumente wethu ebengasilela,” utshilo.
Ezihlukanisa nemisebenzi eseCalifornia, uGqamane uthe impahla yakhe ayinxulumananga neCalifornia.
“Ukuba ndithetha inyani, iCalifornia ayinxulumananga nathi. AsingoCalifornia,” utshilo.
Wongezelela ngelithi nangona ngaphambili wayenabemi bamanye amazwe, kuquka abantu baseNigeria, abantu baseSomalia kunye nabasePakistan, abaqesha indawo yamashishini afana neenkonzo zokuhlamba impahla kunye neevenkile zamatayara, wayesele ebasusile.
“Andinabo abantu baseNigeria kwihotele yam, akukho nto indidibanisa nabo. Ndibagxothile,” utshilo.
UGqamane uthe ngoku uza kuthobela isimemo sokuba abantu baseMzantsi Afrika babeke phambili abaqashi.
“Ndiza kuthobela umthetho wokuba kufuneka silungiselele abantu baseMzantsi Afrika kuphela. Ndinabafundi baseMzantsi Afrika kuphela nabantu abasebenza ngoku,” utshilo.
UGqamane ukwathe imizamo yokufumana impahla yehotele ayiphumelelanga.
“Ndiqeshe izibambiso kodwa oko akusebenzanga. Ngamapolisa ebendiwaxela andenze ndawa,” utshilo.
Uthe le meko ichaphazele kakhulu ishishini.
“Ukususela oko saqala apha ngonyaka ka-2015, asikaze sibe neshishini elibi njengangoku,” utshilo.
Okwangoku, usodolophu womasipala oMbaxa waseBuffalo City uPrincess Faku ukhokela umngcelele ocwangcisiweyo kuGompo ngoLwesihlanu umhla wamashumi (10) kuTshazimpunzi kunye noSekela Mphathiswa wesebe loBambiswano kurhulumento neMicimbi yeZemvelo uZolile Burns-Ncamashe.
Olu qhankqalazo lujolise ekubizeni ukuba kususwe ukumkani wama-Igbo osandula ukumiselwa esihlalweni sobukhosi kunye nokuvalwa kweendawo ezithengisa iziyobisi ezithiwa ziindawo zaseCalifornia.
UGqamane uthe uyoyika ukuba kuza kubakho isiphithiphithi esingakumbi ukuba le meko ayilungiswa ngokukhawuleza. “Ndingavuya ukuba kuya kubakho indlela eya phambili kule ngxaki,” utshilo.
Amapolisa ayengaphendulanga kwezi zityholo ngexesha lokupapashwa.
@Inside Metros