20-year-olds get 20 years for cattle theft

TWO young men have been sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment each after they pleaded guilty in a stock theft case in the Outapi Regional Court in the Omusati Region.

Onesmus Natangwe (20) from Oshitukafitu village and Ningenisheni Angula (21) from Okaputukamutumbo appeared before Magistrate Paulus Noa on Thursday, charged with stealing four head of cattle valued at N$11 900. The cattle, belonging to Ambrosius Amutenya from Omukwanghwii village, are believed to have been stolen on March 9.Natangwe and Angula admitted that they drove the cattle to Okalongo to sell them.”You were arrested while busy selling the cattle.The value of the cattle is very high.Many people in this region have livestock as their only sources of livelihood.The court has the duty to protect the law-abiding citizens and their property against criminals,” Magistrate Noa said when he sentenced the two men.The cattle, belonging to Ambrosius Amutenya from Omukwanghwii village, are believed to have been stolen on March 9.Natangwe and Angula admitted that they drove the cattle to Okalongo to sell them.”You were arrested while busy selling the cattle.The value of the cattle is very high.Many people in this region have livestock as their only sources of livelihood.The court has the duty to protect the law-abiding citizens and their property against criminals,” Magistrate Noa said when he sentenced the two men.