housebreaking

Kunene Police Hunt for Escaped Inmates

The Kunene police are actively searching for two trial-awaiting inmates who escaped from the Opuwo holding cells on 26 December last year. Namibian Police inspector for Kunene community affairs, Vehangaiza Hindjou, revealed that Simon Ngejama, who's 16, from Opuwo and an unnamed inmate from Epoko village in the Omusati region escaped by cutting through the roof. The fugitives face charges, including housebreaking and driving with a forged driver’s licence.

January 15, 2025 9

Namibia

NamPol records over 110 000 criminal cases

The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) has recorded 110 551 criminal cases, countrywide during the financial year 2023/24. The criminal cases range from robbery, rape, violence against women and children, and other forms of domestic violence, murder, theft of motor vehicles and livestock, dealing in drugs, housebreaking, and theft. This was revealed by Inspector General of NamPol, Lieutenant General Joseph Shikongo on Monday during the official opening of a five-day […]

July 22, 2024 74

Namibia

Majority of female offenders serving time for murder

https://youtu.be/bIywuy6-dWo By Finna Kahili via News on One Despite the relatively low population of female offenders at the Correctional facilities countrywide, a high number of them are serving time for murder, often involving killing their partner or children. According to information provided in a recent interview by Namibian Correctional Service (NCS) Commissioner-General Raphael Hamunyela, there are currently about 120 females serving jail time compared to over 3000 […]

April 23, 2024 15