Nafiz Modack

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – NOVEMBER 12: Nafiz Modack (blue jeans) is flanked by his bodyguards outside the Cape Town Regional Court where he appeared for the underworld extortion case on November 12, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. Modack, together with Colin Booysen – brother of alleged Sexy Boys gang boss Jerome Booysen – Ashley Fields and Jacques Cronje face charges of extortion and running an unregistered security service. – Photo: Gallo Images / Netwerk24 / Jaco Marais

Nafiz Modack: CPT underworld boss’ “fake death” story is utterly bonkers

Tuesday produced one of the most bizarre non-stories we’ve seen in a while. The death of Nafiz Modack turned out to be a hoax, and it was a wild ride.

Nafiz Modack

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA – NOVEMBER 12: Nafiz Modack (blue jeans) is flanked by his bodyguards outside the Cape Town Regional Court where he appeared for the underworld extortion case on November 12, 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. Modack, together with Colin Booysen – brother of alleged Sexy Boys gang boss Jerome Booysen – Ashley Fields and Jacques Cronje face charges of extortion and running an unregistered security service. – Photo: Gallo Images / Netwerk24 / Jaco Marais

Reports of Nafiz Modack’s death have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, details of his body double’s death are also wide of the mark. The notorious underworld figure of Cape Town has seemingly come back from the dead after a fake police report sparked confusion across the city.

The beginning of the twist

A police incident report was submitted earlier on Tuesday. According to TimesLive, it stated that Modack had been gunned down while viewing cars at a Bellville motor auction. He was reported to have suffered injuries to his thigh before being shot in the head.

Around 10:50, the report was submitted to the police, who were told that three assailants had killed one victim in a hail of gunfire. However, there’s a small problem with all this – Nafiz Modack was still sending WhatsApp messages hours after his apparent murder. That’s quite an achievement for anyone who has been recently pronounced dead.

Nafiz Modack lives to fight another day

Of course, Modack hadn’t been shot. He reached out to the media to let them know he was still in one piece, and even told the publication that any potential killers would need “to get through 40 armed guards” before they got to him. That’s ballsy, you’ve got to admit.

So, amid the confusion, we’ve been looking for a little more clarity. If it wasn’t Modack, then who was gunned down? The rumour mill was in fifth gear by time reports surfaced that his body double was the one who had been murdered. Eish, our gangsters have their own stuntmen now? That’s wild…

The Western Cape Police Department confirmed to us that no shooting took place at the auction whatsoever. That leaves us with no dead body, no bullets fired and no potential suspects. The crime intelligence report filed earlier has simply proved to be a golden goose.

The last we heard from Nafiz Modack

Murdered lawyer Pete Mihalik was set to defend Modack for his role in an extortion syndicate last year before Advocate Bruce Hendricks took the lead on the case. Mihalik had appeared in court with Modack, and their defence was to accuse officers involved with the case of being involved in corruption themselves.