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BBC investigates murder of top South African detective

The BBC has seen evidence suggesting a South African detective was killed by the special forces. And how one of Kenya's tallest men went from being a bus conductor to actor.

BBC Africa Eye has seen evidence suggesting a South African police detective, Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa, was shot dead by the country’s special forces while investigating the disappearance of a suspected Islamic State group militant.  A former South African counter-terrorism police chief has told the BBC that the suspected IS militant, known as Abdella Abadigga, was being protected and used as an intelligence asset before he went missing.  Seven special forces soldiers and one other are due to stand trial in connection with the detective’s murder. Of those, seven are accused, alongside four others, of abducting and murdering Abadigga. They deny the allegations.

And how one of Kenya's tallest men, Bradley Marongo went from being a commercial bus conductor to actor and content creator.

Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna
Producers: Priya Sippy, Keikantse Shumba and Ayuba Iliya
Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga
Technical Producer: David Kinyanjui
Editors: Rhoda Odhiambo and Maryam Abdalla

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