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Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - Web posted at 7:05:49 GMT December robberies spread to Oshikoto * STAFF REPORTERTHE string of armed robberies that have been occurring throughout the country in recent weeks spread to Otjiwarongo last week, with five armed suspects breaking into the Village Bar at the town last Tuesday. |
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Two people were injured during the incident, in which employees and customers were held at gunpoint, Police reported. A 24-year-old man, Curtis Kavela, was shot in the left arm, while 30-year-old Michael Manguuni was stabbed in the head and chest with a screwdriver. The robbers made off with N$6 615 and fired three shots before fleeing the scene. They are still at large, the Police say, and the money has not been recovered. * Also in the Oshikoto Region, two female bartenders at the MN Sport Bar at Oshivelo were held at gunpoint on Wednesday and robbed of N$2 000 in cash. The two robbers, whose identities are not known, were armed with rifles and one fired a shot at the window of the bar before they fled the scene. |
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