Police have opened a  criminal following the disappearance of a SD card containing images of former president Jacob Zuma, being admitted to the  Escourt Correctional centre.

Zumas pictures have since then made rounds on social media on Thursday. In a a comment to ENCA correctional services says they  are very disturbed by the leaking of such sensitive information. 
case has been opened after a camera SD card.

"We have to open a criminal case because these are unauthorised photos, they are not for circulation purposes and they were not okayed through the right means, and no authority was sought from us to say, can we take these photos? can we use them?" said Correctional Services spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo.