FOUR men robbed a taxi driver at the Oshakati Service Station in Katutura on Saturday.
They took his pistol, a cellphone and N$250 in cash in broad daylight at 10h00. The victim, Hishii Mateus (32) picked up the four men who pretended to be passengers and wanted to be taken to the “Damara location.”One of the suspects hit Mateus over the head with a pistol, pulled him out of the car and drove off.The car was later found at Maerua Mall.* A man was found dead with a bullet wound above his left eye close to Eveline Street in the Goreangab Dam area yesterday morning around 07h00.The deceased, Festus Tjivandja, aged 30, allegedly committed suicide.He was apparently involved in an accident with another car the night before around 23h30 in Eveline Street, according to Sergeant Stefan Nuuyi.* A young man hanged himself from a mopane tree on Saturday around 13h30 at Ouma village in the Uukolonkhadi area.He was identified as Moses Thomas (18).* A 67-year-old man, Naftali Petrus, died on Saturday night around 22h00 at Etilyasa village in the Ongandjera area after complaining of a stomach ache.The matter is under Police investigation.The victim, Hishii Mateus (32) picked up the four men who pretended to be passengers and wanted to be taken to the “Damara location.”One of the suspects hit Mateus over the head with a pistol, pulled him out of the car and drove off.The car was later found at Maerua Mall.* A man was found dead with a bullet wound above his left eye close to Eveline Street in the Goreangab Dam area yesterday morning around 07h00.The deceased, Festus Tjivandja, aged 30, allegedly committed suicide.He was apparently involved in an accident with another car the night before around 23h30 in Eveline Street, according to Sergeant Stefan Nuuyi.* A young man hanged himself from a mopane tree on Saturday around 13h30 at Ouma village in the Uukolonkhadi area.He was identified as Moses Thomas (18).* A 67-year-old man, Naftali Petrus, died on Saturday night around 22h00 at Etilyasa village in the Ongandjera area after complaining of a stomach ache.The matter is under Police investigation.
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