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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Orlando Pirates footballer Melusi Buthelezi was hijacked and kidnapped on the East Rand on Thursday evening but is now home \u201csafe and unharmed\u201d, police confirmed.<\/p>\n

The goalkeeper was snatched at about 8.40pm in zone 4 in Thokoza.\u201cThe victim was sitting with his friends on the street when three unknown men approached them,\u201d police spokesperson Col Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe suspects robbed all victims of their cellphones before forcefully taking one of the victims and driving off with his vehicle.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe victim has since returned unharmed this morning [Friday],\u201d police said.<\/p>\n

Nevhuhulwi confirmed that a case of hijacking and kidnapping had been opened for investigation and that no arrests had been made yet.<\/p>\n

Pirates spokesperson Thandi Merafe told Soccer Laduma Buthelezi was \u201csafe and unharmed,\u201d saying he should be \u201cgiven space to recover from this traumatic ordeal\u201d.<\/p>\n

This is the second time the 26-year-old player has been affected by crime.<\/p>\n

In 2022, Buthelezi was stabbed during a car hijacking in Soweto.<\/p>\n

His former club TS Galaxy at the time said the incident happened at a filling station. The Nquthu-born star and his brother were returning from visiting their ailing mother when armed thugs pounced. Buthelezi’s brother was also stabbed.<\/p>\n

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