At least two Madeiran food vendors were abducted in the Alexandra area of downtown Johannesburg over the weekend, multiple sources told Lusa today.
“In fact, there was a kidnapping of two Madeiran merchants, which took place in the Alexandra area, on Third Avenue, approximately at the entrance to the M2 motorway, where they blocked the car, someone got behind the wheel, and they disappeared along with two Madeiran merchants, who only that they have finished closing their butcher shop,” explained José Luis da Silva, an adviser to the Madeiran community in South Africa.
However, José Luis da Silva emphasized that there was “insufficient information” and “negotiations” were being conducted under the “maximum secrecy” of the South African police, stressing that the situation was “delicate” and that the two’s whereabouts were unknown. , Portuguese immigrants from the weekend. On the other hand, it is not known whether they will be accompanied, he stressed.