Drip founder Lekau Sehoana and the company’s MD, Glenda Ndlazi. Images via Twitter @lekausehoana, @mbalimdluli10
‘MD of Drip was gunned down’: Netizens on Lekau ‘death threats’
Tweeps believe the death threats Drip Footwear boss Lekau Sehoana has allegedly received are linked to the murder of the company’s MD.
Drip founder Lekau Sehoana and the company’s MD, Glenda Ndlazi. Images via Twitter @lekausehoana, @mbalimdluli10
Following reports that Drip Footwear founder and CEO, Lekau Sehoana, has fled to Paris for fear of being killed, social media users have resurfaced reports on the company’s managing director (MD), who was gunned down in 2021.
On Sunday, 11 June, City Press reported about a Limpopo-born businessman’s messy divorce, with tweeps linking the story to Lekau.
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BUSINESSMAN FLEES TO FRANCE
According to the publication, the businessman – who owns a luxury footwear brand – has fled to Paris, France, because he fears for his life after his estranged wife allegedly hired hitmen to kill him.
The businessman has one child with his ex-wife, and the pair have been going through a messy divorce in which the wife wants 50% of the footwear company.
Before relocating to Paris, he opened two cases against the mother of his child; the first one was for attempted murder and the second for extortion.
One of the alleged hitmen was arrested in Wierdabrug, Pretoria, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, extortion, impersonating a police officer and possessing an unlicensed firearm.
The hitman confessed that he had met with a woman believed to be the estranged wife, who had arrived driving a black BMW X4. They reportedly met in September 2021.
“[My friend] introduced her as [the owner of a well-known luxury footwear brand] who resided in Waterfall Country Estate and told us she was offering us an amount of R1.2 million if we were successful in killing her husband,” read the hitman’s confession.
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DRIP MD’S DEATH
In October 2021, Glenda Ndlazi was murdered outside her house. According to SowetanLIVE, nothing was taken from her during the attack. The publication also reported that Lekau feared for his life at the time.
A month after Ndlazi was killed in cold blood, IOL reported that her family believes her death was a hit. The family said this was because she was shot several times, and none of her belongings were taken.
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TWEEPS WEIGH IN
“Geez.. 2 years ago MD of Drip was gunned down outside her house and also Her family believes her death was a hit now it’s Lekau on the run…” one tweep wrote.
“You do know that this was his girlfriend, right? Yes, she was the MD of the company. I’m not saying anything, but Lekau’s estranged wife is a very dangerous woman. I won’t be shocked if the gf’s assassination is linked to the wife,” another wrote.
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