Crime mars Ongwediva Trade Fair Fun

CRIMINALS are making the most of the opportunity offered by the hustle and bustle of the Ongwediva Trade Fair.

On Wednesday night, thieves broke into a car belonging to an employee of Standard Bank and stole expensive electronic devices, chequebooks and bank documents. The Police have arrested some suspects, but their investigation is continuing.Thieves smashed the windscreens of two other cars and stole the belongings of two women who are exhibiting their goods at the fair.In another case, a visitor’s car was stripped of all four wheels.Paul Nakawa, who works at Standard Bank’s Oshakati branch and was manning the bank’s stand at the fair, told The Namibian that he locked up his laptop computer, digital camera, chequebooks and bank documents in his car when he closed the stand on Wednesday.While he was at a cafeteria to have a quick snack, the thieves struck.”I didn’t stay long, and when I came to the vehicle, I found the windscreen smashed out, and all my things were gone, such as my valuable laptop, a digital camera, memory sticks, chequebooks, money, my passport, my ID card and many of my personal documents and that of the bank,” Nakawa said.The Police have arrested some suspects, but their investigation is continuing.Thieves smashed the windscreens of two other cars and stole the belongings of two women who are exhibiting their goods at the fair.In another case, a visitor’s car was stripped of all four wheels.Paul Nakawa, who works at Standard Bank’s Oshakati branch and was manning the bank’s stand at the fair, told The Namibian that he locked up his laptop computer, digital camera, chequebooks and bank documents in his car when he closed the stand on Wednesday.While he was at a cafeteria to have a quick snack, the thieves struck.”I didn’t stay long, and when I came to the vehicle, I found the windscreen smashed out, and all my things were gone, such as my valuable laptop, a digital camera, memory sticks, chequebooks, money, my passport, my ID card and many of my personal documents and that of the bank,” Nakawa said.