Armed robbers in uniform raid Rundu shop

FIVE men dressed in the uniforms of the former South West African Defence Force and NamPol’s Special Field Force fired shots to scare off two cashiers at a shop at Muveve village, 60 kilometres west of Rundu, last Wednesday.

They emptied cash registers and broke a jackpot machine in an attempt to steal the money inside. The gang appeared before the Kahenge Magistrate’s Court on Friday on charges of armed robbery.The Police have confiscated a number of items from the suspects, including a Tokarev pistol, R5 rifle, live ammunition and cartridges for the two weapons, a Toyota Hilux bakkie, and the uniforms they were wearing.Among the clothes taken from them was a pair of Koevoet uniform trousers and two masks.The suspects have been named as Gisbert Mudama Kamuanga (39), Johannes Kamuanga (19), Patrick Kudumo (19), Rudolf Martin (31) and Sindango Lukas (27).The gang appeared before the Kahenge Magistrate’s Court on Friday on charges of armed robbery.The Police have confiscated a number of items from the suspects, including a Tokarev pistol, R5 rifle, live ammunition and cartridges for the two weapons, a Toyota Hilux bakkie, and the uniforms they were wearing.Among the clothes taken from them was a pair of Koevoet uniform trousers and two masks.The suspects have been named as Gisbert Mudama Kamuanga (39), Johannes Kamuanga (19), Patrick Kudumo (19), Rudolf Martin (31) and Sindango Lukas (27).