Humanitarian group Gift of the Givers said on Wednesday it had been “reliably informed” that South African mineworker Christo Bothma had died while being held hostage in Burkina Faso, west Africa.
The founder of the humanitarian organisation, Dr Imtiaz Sooliman, said he was in touch with the Akoliya family and was aware of the release. “We were informed by different, reliable sources that Christo was no more, since 2018. We communicated this information with the family and they refused to accept it ... ”
The abducted duo had been working together in Burkina Faso. Akoliya had been working as a director, while Bothma worked as a manger at a mine, according to the organisation. Apart from getting his information from reliable sources, Sooliman said the reason he believed Bothma had died was that the abductors had stopped communication and negotiations for his release. “It’s difficult to believe he’s dead but from the things I’m hearing it seems like it. But I can’t be 100% sure, because I am getting the information third hand ... ”
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