From NYPost.com
The bogus sign language interpreter at last week’s Nelson Mandela memorial service was among a group of people who accosted two men found with a stolen television and burned them to death by setting fire to tires placed around their necks, one of the interpreter’s cousins and three of his friends told The Associated Press Monday.
But Thamsanqa Jantjie never went to trial for the 2003 killings when other suspects did in 2006 because authorities determined he was not mentally fit to stand trial, said the four. They insisted on speaking anonymously because of the sensitivity of the fake signing fiasco, which has deeply embarrassed South Africa’s government and prompted a high-level investigation into how it happened.Their account of the killings matched a description of the crime and the outcome for Jantjie that he himself described in an interview published on Sunday by the Sunday Times newspaper of Johannesburg.
“It was a community thing, what you call mob justice, and I was also there,” Jantjie told the newspaper.
Jantjie was not at his house Monday, and the cousin told AP Jantjie had been picked up by someone in a car Sunday and had not returned. His cellphone rang through to an automatic message saying Jantjie was not reachable.
Instead of standing trial, Jantjie was institutionalized for a period of longer than a year, the four said, and then returned to live in his poor township neighborhood on the outskirts of Soweto. At some point after that, they said, he started getting jobs doing sign language interpretation at events for the governing African National Congress Party.
Jantjie told the AP last week he has schizophrenia and hallucinated, seeing angels while gesturing incoherently just 3 feet away from President Barack Obama and other world leaders during the Tuesday ceremony at a Soweto stadium. Signing experts said his arm and hand movements were mere gibberish.
In the interview last Thursday, Jantjie said he had been violent in the past “a lot” but declined to provide more details and blamed his violence on his schizophrenia, for which he said he was institutionalized for 19 months in a period that included time during 2006. The cousin and the three friends said the “necklacing” killing of the suspected thieves occurred within a few hundred meters (yards) from Jantjie’s tidy concrete home near ramshackle dwellings.
The four spoke to the AP on Monday in Jantjie’s neighborhood, and one of the friends described himself as Jantjie’s best friend.
Necklacing was a method of killing that was fairly common during the struggle against apartheid by blacks on blacks suspected of aiding the white government or belonging to opposing factions. The method was also used in tribal disputes in the 1980s and 1990s. While people who encounter suspect thieves in South Africa have been known to beat or kill them to mete out punishment, necklacing them has been rare.
An investigation is under way by South African officials to determine who hired Jantjie as the onstage interpreter at the Mandela memorial service and if and how he received security clearance. The officials have not said how long their investigation will take place, and reaching them for updates was difficult Monday, a public holiday in South Africa.
Four government departments involved in organizing the historic memorial service have distanced themselves from the hiring of Jantjie, telling the AP they had no contact with him. A fifth government agency, the Department of Public Works, declined to comment and referred all inquiries about Jantjie to the office of South Africa’s top government spokeswoman, who has only said a “comprehensive report” will eventually be released.
Jantjie told the AP he was hired for the event by an interpretation company that has used him on a freelance basis for years, but government officials have said the owners of the company have disappeared. The address that Jantjie provided for the company was occupied by a different company that is not involved in interpreting for the deaf.
The AP was unable to verify the existence of the school where Jantjie said he studied signing for a year. An online search for the school, which Jantjie said was called Komani and located in Eastern Cape Province, turned up nothing. Advocates for the deaf said they have never heard of the school and said there are no known sign language institutes in the province.
The Star newspaper of Johannesburg reported Friday that Jantjie said he studied sign language interpretation in Britain at the “University of Tecturers.” A British charity that awards qualifications for deaf and deaf-blind communications techniques said it had never heard of the university.
Na wa oo... Wonders shal nrv end
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ReplyDeleteLol history is coming out
ReplyDeletenawa ohh.. Hmmm.
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Why are they bringing this up again! The man have apologised,they should let him be biko.
ReplyDeleteMy dear once Americans r involved, they will not let it go.. Americans don't hv a forgiving heart. They will continue digging n digging until this man finally goes to jail..
DeleteChaiiiii..... D past comes front..... Dey should jst let d case die naw, d dead man he interpreted wrongly during funeral has bin buried..... Well dey can investigae his murder case but its enof of d wrong sign news.
ReplyDeletetalk bout karma being a bitch !!!
ReplyDeletetalk bout karma being a bitch !!!
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DeleteIt's odd the company that hired him disappeared, his documents and credentials faked. Could he be a plant by Afrikaner whites aiming to paint the ANC-led government incompetent on a massive scale?
ReplyDeleteWell said
DeleteHe's a terrorist. He wanted to kill Obama. He should be apprehended. - Wilbillion
ReplyDeleteHeheheheheheh! @terrorist! Una no go kill me!
DeleteJustice is never too late
ReplyDeleteSo no be only naija dis kine tin dey happen? Nawa ooooo. Dats dia cup of tea nywayz.
ReplyDeleteread interesting gist and entertainment
ReplyDeleteThis man is just full of lies.
ReplyDeletenawa o, dis man sha. he don enter hin own
ReplyDeletenawa o, dis man. he sha don enter hin own
ReplyDeleteHmmm nawao
ReplyDeleteThis guy lie pass devil...see lies upon lies...
ReplyDeletebabespy..
Ehen!!! That means he is disturbed.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the spirits of those he aided to set ablaze na dem give am seizure.
And I been de sorry for am o! I no sorry for am again.
Wicked man. What's the diff btwn him n those aluu wicked souls?
Mtchew
I can imagine the nonsense that South Africans would have vomitted if this had happened in Nigeria...serves them right!
ReplyDeleteAnd they say Nigerians are scammers...lwkmd!!!!
I swear down! Where is radaronline indi ara! SA is gradually taking over 9ja when it comes to making bad news headline now Oº°˚˚°º . *NkiruUzor
DeleteEhen!!! That means he is disturbed.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the spirits of those he aided to set ablaze na dem give am seizure.
And I been de sorry for am o! I no sorry for am again.
Wicked man. What's the diff btwn him n those aluu wicked souls?
Mtchew
Too bad
ReplyDeleteLOL
ReplyDeleteTYPICAL OF AFRICANS
ERRTHING SEEMS WRONG.
FAKE COMPANY
FAKE SCHOOL
FAKE SIGNS
FAKE HIM
FAKE THEM
FAKE YA'LL
Sad.
ReplyDeleteHe rily looks like someone dt cld kill a human being.
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ReplyDeleteSeeing this fool in dat act on d fateful day, I knew he's nt normal! De shud lock him up 4 life b4 he commits anoda or kiill again........he looks dangerous! See em head! U saw angels! My dear stupid murderer! Na angel of darkness u de see cus am sure de sent u on a mission which ur yet to complete but iko gi eju go oh nnaaa! Gaan rot in jail 4 all a care!!!!!
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He should have just stayed away from interpreting at Nelson Mandela's memorial, that would have saved him all these wahala, but why wait till he blunders at the memorial to come up with these accusations and who even gave him the job of interpreting at the memorial without doing a background check on the guy..
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Smh! Murderer!!!!! Tot its only in naija de necklace thieves! Wonders!!!! (Witty lady)
ReplyDeleteComplete mad man
ReplyDeleteThis guy is a certified five star agbero, murderer and retard.How could they have hired such a character to be part of an event that was supposed to honour the memory of Nelson Mandela,a man who stood for peace,equality,equity and justice.
ReplyDeleteHypocrites their lot. #walksaway.
ReplyDeleteMore story still to come there is a whole lot about this issue
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See Gobe!
ReplyDeleteHold on, u mean dis man was standing 3feet away from the president of america. O my god, how could dey allow that happen, wat if he had other intentions. Mehn if dis were to happen in america which is near impossible, dat guy, dat guy wud hv been obliterated cos its a matter of national security and americas dnt take it litely. Imagine, near obama, nw tel me hw do u wnt dem nw to nw come for any gathering of some sort next tym. The is highly unacceptabel.
ReplyDeleteWa ibi kan joko si jare... Ore wa d Americana
DeleteAfrica will always be Africa!everyone is denying how He came to the podium...what a shame,He would have been able to shoot Obama at a close range,"Africa would have been on Fire now"could it be God that threw him there?
ReplyDeleteToo long a story
ReplyDeleteSo this is coming out now becos of Mandela's death..didn't bother reading self
ReplyDeleteBARBARIC: Horrific treatment given to a Muslim woman by her fellow muslims for sinning against God her creator
Lol man is turning the SA government to a joke
ReplyDeleteHehehe, ayaf die *in Toyin Aimaku's voice*
ReplyDeleteMore lies upon lies. He's really a sick imposter
Nemesis and Karma! Shebi he has mastermind someone's death b4! Karma is all I see
ReplyDeleteNext pls.
ReplyDeleteJantjie d liar.....mumu how u tak feel say dem no go catch u? Rubbiish somebody
ReplyDeleteHhahaha..... crazy him
ReplyDeleteWhy hire someone without making a proper investigation?And for such an international programme? This Guy is indeed a Pseudonym.
ReplyDeleteIts not only nigeria, its the entire africa. How can you put fire on somebody's body.SMH
ReplyDeleteEhe
ReplyDeleteSee another GBEGE!
ReplyDeleteoh please that way back,common now we've all gat past gosh!! Africans...#enufsaid
ReplyDeleteoh please that way back,common now we've all gat past gosh!! Africans..bt i still blame those who authorised his placement there they the one's to blame for not double checking
ReplyDeleteNo wonder..
ReplyDeleteItz a wa!
ReplyDeleteItz a wa!
ReplyDeleteThis guy is a complete fake..... Lol
ReplyDeleteSee gobe
ReplyDeleteBlah! Blah!! Blah!!! *snoring*
ReplyDeleteThis is getting more interesting. To think that this man was standing so close to Obama.
ReplyDeleteAbeg mak dem fre am jare wetyn don go... Don go b dat
ReplyDeleteO My! This is some serious digging.
ReplyDeleteHahaha
ReplyDeleteI smell a rat in dis fishy story.There's no way dis schizophrenic guy cud hv stormed d funeral place witout one of d top burial organisers bin privy 2it.Nw dat d fuck up hs bin done evry1 is distancin himslf frm him.I wonder hw sm1 wit sch a bizarre history of lynching mental p can com4tably be an interpreter in such a world class burial.
ReplyDeleteOk motigbo
ReplyDeleteEh IF NA NAIJA PEOPLE GO START DEY TALK ANYHOW
ReplyDeleteEhn!!!!na wa oooh!!!this man's story just keeps getting deeper and interesting and scary!!!shocking details though...
ReplyDeleteGod have mercy.
ReplyDeleteToo bad....so what was his motive?
ReplyDeleteThis is really funny, bringing an inept and self acclaimed sign language person to an event of such magnitude is a real slap on Africa as a whole. Africa I hail thee.
ReplyDeleteNa wah oh
ReplyDeleteHmmm, dis guy again. Make una free ham nah. ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥♡thanks ⌣̊┈̥-̶̯͡»̶̥
ReplyDeleteLmao!...and America boosts of "most security tight" nation? And a lunatic and murderer was a foot away from their president...lmao! Turns out that no one is perfect!!!...I kept trying to pronounce the name but wasn't fruitful...
ReplyDeleteNawa o lol jungle justice in SA too!
ReplyDelete#didi
The whole skeleton in d wardrobe is begining 2 pop out. Aunty Lindodo , gud morning
ReplyDeleteNaWa Ooooo....DaJaX
ReplyDeleteLolzz,ds is really funny o! Who com hire d man nw ???? #*karlishah*
ReplyDeleteI can't buh juz laugh, diz guy is crazy!
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ReplyDeleteShort of words.....
ReplyDeleteViolence is written all over d guys face.... U need not told dat he's fake... Ugly animal
ReplyDeleteEwu Zambia , de suppose to jail you
ReplyDeleteNawa oooo.who hire him dat shld be d koko.dat his cousin and his friends talks 2much.
ReplyDeletemake d guy go rest jorr
ReplyDeleteSo while interpreting d world leaders..he might have bitten them or ow swit it would av been if he opened Jonathan's hat and give him a hard knock..(was iona given invitation to d event sef) anyway..make I go sleep..gdnite n Gdmorn peeps.
ReplyDeleteHahahahaa......him akara don fry.
ReplyDeleteJacob zuma knows about this,he should be arrested!
ReplyDeleteoh hmmm seriously???
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One wrong doing can cause u a disaster there by invoking all d wrong doings of urs in d past.
ReplyDeleteMedicine after death. Was he not hired by someone and were his skills of interpreting not tested 4 d allowed him to disgrace their country. They even lucky sey e no interprete make dem shoot all of them.
ReplyDeleteJantjie strong ooooh, Bad guy.
ReplyDeleteSo he was a few feet from Obama so what? He was a few feet from Jonathan too, are we complaining? Abi Jona no be person like Obama too. These oyibos shld shut up abt dis already.
ReplyDeleteCorruption is every where.."na who b the thief, na who b the owner" ?
ReplyDeleteNawaoo for that guy o,pls linda consider me worthy,pls am pleading even if na only 5k.pls 08166810885
ReplyDeleteWhat do you expect from a self-confessed schizo?
ReplyDeleteLinda abeg another story this isn't my business mitchewwww
ReplyDeleteHmmm oh which kind wahala be dis na. I beg iet Madiba rest in peace. Nr sign n killer you end is nearby.
ReplyDeleteWow! Wat sort of a humanbeing is dis guy sef...and wat a disgrace he has brought on such a memorable day like dat... Even with a world president... Nawaoo
ReplyDeleteso south Africans can be this stupid when even mere people understand sign language and used them daily to communicate with the deaf.please I now see every country has hidden crimes not just naija but naija needs to fight theirs
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ReplyDeleteNa wa ooo.. Who do we believe now that everyone is denying things.
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Ewwwwwwww.......dis guy z seriously sick
ReplyDeleteSooo bad
ReplyDeleteSooo bad
ReplyDeleteSee his short hand,he lied abt everyfin nd fooled everybody...well d security system is bad 4 dem nt 2 find dis out b4 employing him
ReplyDeleteHmmmnnn... Na wa oooo.
ReplyDeleteAbeg they should free d guy! Dis deaf federation pple weytin dem b wan hear na?
ReplyDeleteHe shuld be punished...
ReplyDeletei thought dis only happend in nigeria, god help us o
ReplyDeleteA̶̲̥̅ thief Ȋ̝̊̅§ always A̶̲̥̅ thief! Even his face looks lik boko haram
ReplyDeleteok..that means d man is a big fraud and his plunder at madiba's burial aint no schizophrenic attack bullshit like he claimed. and who d heck hired him for such a high govtal burial????
ReplyDeleteThat is a very painful way to leave this earth and how sure where they that they actually committed the crime? That Is Why The Blood Of The Innocent Will Never Let You rest, look at the way you humiliated yourself... even if they did that it's not enough reason for them to lose their lives in such a cruel manner.
ReplyDeleteUniversity of Tecturers indeed! *smh*
ReplyDeleteAt least dis tym it's not Nigerians that goofed, even the almighty SA can also goof, in such an important occasion, jst few sits from the World's most powerful man, at d memorial of d world's iconic man. In any language including my local dialect, Abeg dis is a GOOF
ReplyDeleteU see! Even South African hv security problem. No country is even perfect.
ReplyDeleteIf dis man had known he won't have taken d job of an interpreter dat day!!!see now dey re digging up his past.....
ReplyDeleteThis is just d begining wen God want to expose u of ur evil deeds.
ReplyDeleteCan a crocodile change its walking steps? No. A bad person is always a bad person. Come rain or shine. Cheers. Engr Emy S.
ReplyDeleteThat is very funny,but what's he up to!@amjaypapa.
ReplyDeleteThis Dude won't survive ds whole bruhahahaahaa, he's in for a big gbege. Pls. How can I send you some important infos @ Linda? Holla back Asap pls. 08136051328 frm Emmanuel
ReplyDeleteHahahahahhahahhahah! Dis dude don enter
ReplyDeleteEverything about him is fake.
ReplyDeleteFrom d 1st time I saw dis man I jux knw dere was sumtin funny and fetich abut him,am nt surprise becos he looks it
ReplyDeleteNawa oh, things are happening.. And they said jungle justice and fraud only happens in Nigeria?? Well, hello world, a South African just proved y'all wrong on both counts!!!! One person!!!!
ReplyDeleteuniversity of "tecturer" or university of lecturer? I think dis schizophenia wateva as sometin to do wit "ogogoro"......daddy at d top is sufferin frm it too...
ReplyDeleteHmmm....things are unfolding. Hope we get to the root of the matter. Only if we can try some of our leaders who have killed so many lives in this country...Hmmmm!!!
ReplyDeleteLolz,cnt stop laffing,dat niccur is not alright#ntn consine me#
ReplyDeleteMore tins wil unfold. Even Mandela's own. #JC
ReplyDeleteWonders shall never end!
ReplyDeleteToo long! This man has just dug up his own grave. What a pity! Sis Linda, u no dey slip ni?
ReplyDeleteShebi u are seein ur life now?wey u for sufri hide urself,u don go open ur yansh outside..someone is abt to get fried!lmao
ReplyDeleteThis guy get liver ooo.So bad people do exist too in other countries.thank God for that.not just ...
ReplyDeleteDis man na confirmed killer abeg..........see as him face dey like flesh eater!!!
ReplyDeleteThis issue has been beaten to death. People need to move on.
ReplyDeleteO setila, na so. This guy don enter hot soup.if u want swallow up my comment
ReplyDeleteTo cut the story short, who recommended him? Somebody must hv made the case for him to be chosen 4 such high profile event.
ReplyDeleteNa wa oº°˚˚˚ ..... Den hw did dis man get d job na..get τ̅o d stadium & even τ̅o stand so close τ̅o Obama & oda world leaders. Africa tinz sha ...cn get comma.
ReplyDeleteNext please
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Haaahaaaaahaaa!!! Lwkm
ReplyDeletethis dude comot from Pluto anoder planet far from earth. lol
Nawa ooooo,wonders shall neva cease.....na nw den remember say hin commit murder abeegiiiii.........moving on
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ReplyDeleteHmmm.leh d Guy be jaare..itz all gone.
ReplyDeleteAmid the high level security that day,a schizophrenic still got security clearance and was that close to those world leaders. Lets just be thankful something worse didn't happen.
ReplyDeleteNa for nigeria dis guy suppose do dis fin..y he no fit wait till tukur or obasanjo dies..@least nobody go know say na fake..
ReplyDeletePls let Mandela's spirit in rest peace,he has Said wat went wrong
ReplyDeleteLinda Linda Linda. Shebi all the comments wey I go softly post, you go swallow am. Even this one wey no reach anything u still wack am. Jisieike na oru. I sure sey if I go back on all the posts wey I don de comment on, I no go see jack. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThis is really degrading. Bringing up an inept, pseudo and self acclaimed sign language person to an event of such magnitude is a real slap on the face of Africa. Africa I hail thee.
ReplyDeletena wao, dis is nemesis, d murder he took part in yrs ago, came bck to hunt him. dt was why he sees ghost not angels, i pity u.
ReplyDeleteDis 1 z called nemesis,d sin dat d man did dne begin 2 affect him,anty linda abeg post my comment
ReplyDeleteCheck that guy very well , he may have a root from 9ja .hahahaha
ReplyDeleteI thought as much d 1st tym i saw him on t.v. Gud 4 SA sha
ReplyDeleteThat awkward moment on LIB..when all anonymous switch to names in anticipation for next year`s 1.5m naira giveaway #bonario disciples #okbye
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