The computer laboratory of Masokotwani Combined School, which housed 40 computers that were officially handed over to the school by B2Gold Namibia on Monday, was broken into on Wednesday morning.
School principal Mathews Lichaba has confirmed the break-in.
He says four suspects broke the aluminium windows of the computer lab and stole five computer monitors and keyboards.
However, upon tracking the suspects on foot, an exercise that was done by teachers, community members and the security guards on duty at around 03h00, they were found.
“It was raining heavily around 02h00 and that’s when it is suspected the suspects broke into the computer lab. Luckily the security guard alerted me when he noticed it, and with the assistance of the community members and teachers alike we managed to track down the suspects. They were arrested and we recovered the stolen items,” Lichaba says.
He adds that the four suspects are pupils at the school.
Head of community policing in the Zambezi region, chief inspector Kisco Sitali has confirmed the arrests, saying a housebreaking report was received from the security company guarding the school.
“Upon arrival at Masokotwani, the officers were informed they recovered some computers at Kabozu village in the Masokotwani area, found hidden in bundles of grass,” startes Sitali.
According to Sitali, all the stolen computers were recovered and handed back to the school principal in the presence of school staff and the security company.
The pupils are expected to be charged and make their first court appearance in the Katima Mulilo Magistrates’ Court this week on charges related to housebreaking and theft.
The 40-computer donation was facilitated by rural and urban development ninister James Sankwasa, who on Monday repeatedly cautioned against misuse and urged pupils and teachers alike to preserve the computers for future generations.
– Nampa
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