Ex-Lesotho PM paid gang to murder his wife, police say

Thomas Thabane and his current wife allegedly agreed to pay hitmen $179,485 to carry out killing

Lesotho's former prime minister Thomas Thabane paid a team of hitmen from a notorious local gang a down payment of more than $20,000 to kill his estranged wife, according to police statements.

The cash was alleged to be the first instalment of a much larger sum - approximately $180,000 - that was agreed as a fee for the murder three years ago.