full_name: Bongani Edwin Cele
firstname: Bongani Edwin
description: A UDF supporter from Lamontville, Durban who was shot dead by members of the SAP on 9 July 1987 while in police custody in Umbumbulu, KwaZulu, near Durban. He was detained at the same time as a number of MK operatives who subsequently disappeared. Police claimed he tried to detonate a hand grenade while pointing out an arms cache. Post mortem reports indicated that he had been shot in the back at close range.