Community leader Nhlanhla Lux sent social media into an uproar when he accused the EFF of bombing his house.
Nhlanhla Lux house bombing: Here’s what we know
Lux has been at the centre of controversy around his stance on the EFF national shutdown.
The Operation Dudula leader was clad in his popular army fatigue, patrolling the streets of Soweto alongside Gauteng law enforcement in the wee hours of Monday morning.
While Lux was out in the streets performing his civil duties and rallying neighbouring communities to take a stand against the EFF shutdown, unknown suspects allegedly targeted his home in a bombing.
“My house just got hit with two bombs, all my neighbour’s windows are shattered imagine my house,” he wrote in a tweet.
According to reports, police cordoned off the area around Lux’s home in Soweto, where news camera crews had gathered to capture the aftermath of the alleged bombing.
From the videos you can watch below, shattered glass from the windows of Lux’s residence, as well as his neighbours, were strewn all over the patio. However, there were no signs of a fire, which would have broken out if a bomb was detonated.
Despite a lack of evidence supporting Lux’s claims of a bombing, the Operation Dudula leader insisted that his home was attacked by the EFF.
“We beat the EFF at their own game on the streets by defending Soweto brilliantly with the all law enforcement on our side,” he added.
The EFF national shutdown had grown momentum in and around Johannesburg, with at least 57 protesters arrested thus far. According to Police Minister Bheki Cele, the majority of arrests were made in Braamfontein, where picketers clashed with law enforcement.