Health official in court

OPUWO – The Chief Health Programmes Administrator in the Ministry of Health and Social Services at Opuwo, Alma Akpabio, appeared in the Opuwo Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on several charges, including assault.

Akpabio (35) is the wife of the Chief Medical Doctor of the Kunene region, Dr Ebong Akpabio. She spent a night behind bars after she was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a man in the Ministr’s offices that afternoon.The alleged victim is Max Ngunaihe, an employee in the transport department of the Ministry of Health and Social Services.Akpabio faces a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, a charge of malicious damage to property and a third charge of assault by threatening.It is alleged that Akpabio threatened to kill Ngunaihe on September 12 after a misunderstanding about a car allocated for her trip to a workshop at Otjiwarongo.Ngunaihe laid charges with the Police at Opuwo after that incident and Akpabio paid an admission-of-guilt fine of N$200.On Wednesday, when officials from the Ministry’s head office visited Opuwo to investigate the first incident, it is alleged that Akpabio continued with her threats, which resulted in a fight in which Ngunaihe’s spectacles were broken.Akpabio was released on bail of N$200 and the case was postponed to December 13 for plea and trial.NampaShe spent a night behind bars after she was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a man in the Ministr’s offices that afternoon.The alleged victim is Max Ngunaihe, an employee in the transport department of the Ministry of Health and Social Services.Akpabio faces a charge of assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, a charge of malicious damage to property and a third charge of assault by threatening.It is alleged that Akpabio threatened to kill Ngunaihe on September 12 after a misunderstanding about a car allocated for her trip to a workshop at Otjiwarongo.Ngunaihe laid charges with the Police at Opuwo after that incident and Akpabio paid an admission-of-guilt fine of N$200.On Wednesday, when officials from the Ministry’s head office visited Opuwo to investigate the first incident, it is alleged that Akpabio continued with her threats, which resulted in a fight in which Ngunaihe’s spectacles were broken.Akpabio was released on bail of N$200 and the case was postponed to December 13 for plea and trial.Nampa