Police officer accused in cattle theft

OPUWO – A police officer is implicated in the theft of 23 cattle, which were returned by the police to their rightful owner yesterday.

The 23 cattle were confiscated from a police officer, Uahakerua Muheje and Uavangako Ngorera a community member who appeared before the Opuwo magistrate court on Tuesday on charges of stock theft. The cattle were stolen from Dorsland Post to the south of the veterinary cordon fence.The suspects allegedly drove the 23 cattle for three days to Omakange village where they exchanged the cattle for a car.The 23 cattle are valued at N$80 200 and all belong to Filimon Kapi.Dorsland Post is about 185 kilometres from Omakange village where the cattle were sold.Both suspects are in police custody and bail was denied.Ngorera already had a stock theft case pending against him at the time of his arrest.The case was remanded to March 23 2007.Kapi told Nampa that there is another police officer who is also alleged to have been involved in the stock theft case and he would be added on the charge sheet bringing the number of police officers involved to two.NampaThe cattle were stolen from Dorsland Post to the south of the veterinary cordon fence.The suspects allegedly drove the 23 cattle for three days to Omakange village where they exchanged the cattle for a car.The 23 cattle are valued at N$80 200 and all belong to Filimon Kapi.Dorsland Post is about 185 kilometres from Omakange village where the cattle were sold.Both suspects are in police custody and bail was denied.Ngorera already had a stock theft case pending against him at the time of his arrest.The case was remanded to March 23 2007.Kapi told Nampa that there is another police officer who is also alleged to have been involved in the stock theft case and he would be added on the charge sheet bringing the number of police officers involved to two.Nampa