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12 Std. ·
Armed robbers again targets tourists at a lodge
Niel Terblanche
A suspended police officer is in custody along with three other armed robbers after they were arrested at the Kapps Farm permanent roadblock shortly they overpowered three foreign visitors at a lodge near the Hosea Kutako Airport.
It is the second time in little more than a week that foreign visitors to Namibia have become the victims of a gang of armed robbers when they were overpowered at their overnight facilities late at night. From the recent arrests it seems as if armed gangs have now shifted their focus to targeting tourists at prime lodges in the area of the airport.
The previous gang that was arrested last weekend robbed tourists at the N/a'an ku sê Lodge while the latest incident occurred a few minutes after midnight on Sunday morning at the Ondekaremba Lodge five kilometres down the road from the international airport.
Quick reactions by the members of the Namibian Police stationed at the Hosea Kutako International Airport and officers manning the Kapps Farm permanent roadblock reacting to an alarm raised by local residents, however led to the arrest of the gang as well as the recovery of most of the items stolen from three tourists.
The suspended police officer was previously stationed at the Katutura Police Station and reportedly acted as the getaway driver for the three other armed thugs.
According to a reort by police three of the suspects held three American tourists at a gun point and robbed them of their property that included cash, suit cases containing clothes, cell phones, bottles of liquor, credit cards and cameras with a combined value in excess of N$168 000.
The four suspects were identified as the 29-year-old John Alweendo, Max Nashilongo (36), Paulus Shilumbu (40) and Hesekiel Iyambo (30), the suspended police officer from the Katutura Police Station who acted as the driver of the get-away car, a grey Mercedes Benz C200 with registration number N 84824 W.
The gang of thugs were charged with armed robbery and possession of a fire arm without a license.
Most of the stolen items were recovered and officers are still looking for certain items that the suspects threw away while fleeing the scene of the armed robbery. The suspects were found in possession of pistol of which the serial number is filed off. The vehicle they used was also impounded by police at the roadblock.
The victims of the armed robbery are all current residents of the United States of America.
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Gruß Gina
12 Std. ·
Armed robbers again targets tourists at a lodge
Niel Terblanche
A suspended police officer is in custody along with three other armed robbers after they were arrested at the Kapps Farm permanent roadblock shortly they overpowered three foreign visitors at a lodge near the Hosea Kutako Airport.
It is the second time in little more than a week that foreign visitors to Namibia have become the victims of a gang of armed robbers when they were overpowered at their overnight facilities late at night. From the recent arrests it seems as if armed gangs have now shifted their focus to targeting tourists at prime lodges in the area of the airport.
The previous gang that was arrested last weekend robbed tourists at the N/a'an ku sê Lodge while the latest incident occurred a few minutes after midnight on Sunday morning at the Ondekaremba Lodge five kilometres down the road from the international airport.
Quick reactions by the members of the Namibian Police stationed at the Hosea Kutako International Airport and officers manning the Kapps Farm permanent roadblock reacting to an alarm raised by local residents, however led to the arrest of the gang as well as the recovery of most of the items stolen from three tourists.
The suspended police officer was previously stationed at the Katutura Police Station and reportedly acted as the getaway driver for the three other armed thugs.
According to a reort by police three of the suspects held three American tourists at a gun point and robbed them of their property that included cash, suit cases containing clothes, cell phones, bottles of liquor, credit cards and cameras with a combined value in excess of N$168 000.
The four suspects were identified as the 29-year-old John Alweendo, Max Nashilongo (36), Paulus Shilumbu (40) and Hesekiel Iyambo (30), the suspended police officer from the Katutura Police Station who acted as the driver of the get-away car, a grey Mercedes Benz C200 with registration number N 84824 W.
The gang of thugs were charged with armed robbery and possession of a fire arm without a license.
Most of the stolen items were recovered and officers are still looking for certain items that the suspects threw away while fleeing the scene of the armed robbery. The suspects were found in possession of pistol of which the serial number is filed off. The vehicle they used was also impounded by police at the roadblock.
The victims of the armed robbery are all current residents of the United States of America.
Quelle: fb Informante
Gruß Gina