The Namibian Police have rearrested four of the six trial-awaiting inmates who escaped from the Onandjaba police holding cells in the Omusati region on Sunday, while two others remain on the run.
This was confirmed by regional commander commissioner Ismael Basson on Wednesday.
He said two more escapees were rearrested on Wednesday, bringing the total number of recaptured inmates to four.
“Escapees, namely Amukwaya Matheus and Kronelius Shitaleni, were rearrested and two pistols were recovered at the border with Angola,” Basson said.
The other two escapees who were previously rearrested are Eliaser Immanuel and Johannes Awala, who were apprehended on Monday.
However, the police are still searching for the remaining two suspects.
“Only two suspects remain at large, namely Nikodemus Junias and Festus Paulus, along with two firearms,” Basson said.
The police have so far recovered three of the five police firearms that were allegedly stolen when the suspects escaped from custody.
Basson added that a pistol and an AK-47 are still missing.
