Police nab Khorab lodge robbers

THE Khorab Safari Lodge, about five kilometres outside Otavi, was broken into on December 29, Police reported yesterday.

Five men apparently entered five rooms at the lodge and stole bedding, liquor and tobacco. Police said they have since arrested all the five suspects and confiscated two unlicensed pistols in the process.The stolen bedding has also been recovered.The suspects are aged between 20 and 30 years.According to co-owner of the lodge Thelma Gruettemeyer no one was hurt and there were no guests at the lodge at the time of the break-in, as they close business between December 16 and January 6.At around 23h00, Gruettemeyer said, she and her husband were called by a security guard on the premises who told them to lock their doors as he had spotted burglars.The Gruettemeyers live approximately 300 metres from the lodge itself.They had heard gunshots exchanged between the security guard and the burglars and contacted the Police.By the end of the day, all five suspects had been in custody, with most of the stolen items found on them, Gruettemeyer told The Namibian yesterday.Police said they have since arrested all the five suspects and confiscated two unlicensed pistols in the process.The stolen bedding has also been recovered.The suspects are aged between 20 and 30 years.According to co-owner of the lodge Thelma Gruettemeyer no one was hurt and there were no guests at the lodge at the time of the break-in, as they close business between December 16 and January 6.At around 23h00, Gruettemeyer said, she and her husband were called by a security guard on the premises who told them to lock their doors as he had spotted burglars.The Gruettemeyers live approximately 300 metres from the lodge itself. They had heard gunshots exchanged between the security guard and the burglars and contacted the Police.By the end of the day, all five suspects had been in custody, with most of the stolen items found on them, Gruettemeyer told The Namibian yesterday.