UPDATE: Ngcobo police task team following leads

Several men have been taken in for questioning regarding the killing of five police officers in Ngcobo on Wednesday.

Eastern Cape police spokesman captain Khaya Tonjeni said since the national task team was formed, much ground had been covered and great progress achieved.

“We can confirmed there are people who have been taken in for questioning. This is standard procedure  during the process of any investigation.

People will be questioned and this will not be done differently in this case,” he said.

Tonjeni said a formal announcement would be made should there be any significant developments in the investigation.

“In the meantime we will refrain from reporting any further miniscule details on the progress of the case investigation. We will wait until there is something tangible and meaningful.

“We have decided to respect the process of the investigation and allow the work of the task team to continue without any further challenges or miscommunications,” he said.