No new leads in death threats on alderman

PRINCES Town police who are investigating the death threats against UNC alderman in the Princes Town Regional Corporation (PTRC), Zaniffa Fakira, yesterday reported no new leads in their investigations into the matter. Sources told Newsday the police are treating the incident very seriously especially since in one incident on Monday night, shots were fired at Fakira’s home with a glass pane being shattered by a bullet. In addition, Fakira, who was sworn in on Tuesday, reported receiving a threatening letter in her mail-box which was accompanied by a live .38 calibre bullet which was wrapped in toilet paper.

When questioned by Newsday reporters, Fakira, a retired school teacher, would only disclose that the note warned her to “decide the future of you and your family or else.” The alderman claimed not to know the reason behind the attack and the threatening letter, but her husband, Fyzool Fakira, said he believed the incidents were politically motivated since they began after she made the decision to join the Regional Corporation. Cpl Renwick of the Princes Town police station is the lead investigator in this incident. Up to late yesterday, no arrests had been made.