Johannesburg – Police shoots rubber bullets at congregants in the vaal, south of Johannesburg after some church members in Sebokeng refuses to comply with the government regulations of lockdown level 3.
The church groups says there were no consultation to them to limit number of people to attend the church. Police arrived to shutdown the church service, but things escalated to shooting.
Police officers says that they were forced to fire rubber bullet and stun grenades in order to disperse the crowd because they were refusing to go.
Church leaders called a meeting to discuss the new lockdown level 3 regulations, but claims to have not been consulted about the number of people to attend the church weekly service.
Our people are still ignoring the president and attending churches pic.twitter.com/RmjYaavIKC
— Chief Erican (@EricanSA) January 10, 2021
Many people are in shock to see an old person shot and is bleeding on her face. Not known that it’s her eye or near it.