Victims of cellphone shooting buried

THE three young men who were shot dead over a cellphone in Windhoek on February 2 were buried at their home villages in the Omusati Region on Wednesday.

Festus Auhwe Aron Eita (25) from Okakekete village in the Ombalantu area was buried at Olufalwanashitala. Among the mourners were his five children, his father, Aron Eita, his mother, Kredula Eita, and other family and friends.Jonas Erastus (22) from Ohakweela and Boni Shuudeni from Oluvango were also buried at their home villages.The Police in Windhoek arrested a male nurse, Jekonia Dimbulukweni, in connection with the shooting spree at a shebeen in Katutura that claimed the lives of the three men.Hamukoto has appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on murder charges.The Namibian has learnt that Hamukoto’s relatives have visited the families of the three men and helped pay for their funerals, as is the Oshiwambo custom.A member of the Ombalantu Traditional Authority told The Namibian that Hamukoto’s family would also have to appear before a traditional court to determine whether they have to pay compensation to his alleged victims’ families.It is believed that Hamukoto is from the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority area while the deceased are from the Ombalantu Traditional Authority area.Therefore, in this case the matter will be between the Hamukoto family and the two Traditional Authorities.Among the mourners were his five children, his father, Aron Eita, his mother, Kredula Eita, and other family and friends.Jonas Erastus (22) from Ohakweela and Boni Shuudeni from Oluvango were also buried at their home villages.The Police in Windhoek arrested a male nurse, Jekonia Dimbulukweni, in connection with the shooting spree at a shebeen in Katutura that claimed the lives of the three men.Hamukoto has appeared in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court on murder charges.The Namibian has learnt that Hamukoto’s relatives have visited the families of the three men and helped pay for their funerals, as is the Oshiwambo custom.A member of the Ombalantu Traditional Authority told The Namibian that Hamukoto’s family would also have to appear before a traditional court to determine whether they have to pay compensation to his alleged victims’ families.It is believed that Hamukoto is from the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority area while the deceased are from the Ombalantu Traditional Authority area.Therefore, in this case the matter will be between the Hamukoto family and the two Traditional Authorities.