Five burglaries in Namibia leave 238,000 Namibian dollars in losses
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Namibian
Namibian police are investigating five burglaries committed over the weekend, involving a total of 238,000 Namibian dollars’ worth of stolen property. Two men were arrested in a case in Kamanjab and are due to appear before the Outjo magistrates’ court, according to spokesperson Kauna Shikwambi.
Namibian police are investigating five burglaries committed over the weekend in several regions, involving a total of 238,000 Namibian dollars’ worth of stolen property. Police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi said a woman and her three-year-old daughter were robbed at their home in Otjomuise by masked and armed suspects, with losses of 70,000 Namibian dollars, according to a police report cited by The Namibian.
In the same neighbourhood, suspects cut through an electric fence and entered a house through a bathroom window between 2am and 3am on Friday. They damaged the alarm box, used keys found at the scene and stole property estimated at 85,000 Namibian dollars. In Dorado Valley, a bakery was also burgled, with goods worth 18,780 Namibian dollars stolen, according to police.
Two men aged 27 and 32 were arrested after a lodge in Kamanjab was broken into. They face charges of housebreaking with intent to steal, malicious damage to property and trespassing, and are due to appear before the Outjo magistrates’ court on Monday. At Onkwumbwimbwi Combined School, in the Oshana region, two suspects were also arrested after property valued at 21,000 Namibian dollars was stolen; all the items were recovered, according to Kauna Shikwambi.
