Policeman arrested in rape case

THE Police at Oshakati have arrested a policeman and his friend, both from the Sky informal settlement, in connection with the rape of two 14-year-old girls last week.

A NamPol spokesman, Warrant Officer Samuel Hamukonda, gave the names of the accused as Police officer Petrus Shitundu (46) and Fillemon Nambambi (age unkown). According to Hamukonda, the two girls came to Sky location in Oshakati to visit their uncle, but he was not at home.The two men allegedly invited the girls to come and stay with them while waiting for their uncle.While there the girls were raped.The girls reported the rape to the Police, leading to the arrest of the two men.”I don’t know whether the two have appeared in court but think they have or are going to appear soon,” Warrant Officer Hamukonda told The Namibian yesterday afternoon.According to Hamukonda, the two girls came to Sky location in Oshakati to visit their uncle, but he was not at home.The two men allegedly invited the girls to come and stay with them while waiting for their uncle.While there the girls were raped.The girls reported the rape to the Police, leading to the arrest of the two men.”I don’t know whether the two have appeared in court but think they have or are going to appear soon,” Warrant Officer Hamukonda told The Namibian yesterday afternoon.