Placido Hilukilwa
THE Namibian Police in the Oshana Region was inundated with cases of common assault and assault with the intention to cause grievous bodily harm.
Six cases were registered at Oshana’s three main police stations in the first four days of April.
Three cases were recorded at Ondangwa, two at Ongwediva, and one at Oshakati.
Assault tools included rocks, pieces of wood, sticks, metal objects, and bare hands. In one case teeth were used to inflict pain on another person.
According to NamPol’s Inspector Thomas Aiyambo, most of the cases happened at drinking spots during the afternoons and evenings when drunken quarrels inevitably led to physical fights.
A case of assault with the intention to cause grievous bodily harm was recorded at Ongwediva on 1 April. The incident happened in the Oshinyadhila-4 village at around 18:00 when a female resident was beaten with a piece of wood and bitten by an assailant who allegedly also threatened to kill her and her children.
Another case was registered at Ondangwa on 2 April when a 67-year-old man reported that he was beaten with “open hands” and that he sustained a wound on his nose. The incident happened in the Onakamwandi village at around 15:40 on 2 April.
A 30-year-old male resident of Oshikondiilongo village registered a case of assault with the intent to do grievous bodily harm. He alleged that he was beaten with a metal object on his head and that he sustained injuries in the face. This happened in the Olukanda location in the Okatyali constituency at about 01:00 on Friday.
Yet another case was registered at Oshakati where it is alleged that a 21-year-old female resident of the Uupindi location was beaten with a stick and was also cut on her right hand.
The incident occurred at Erf 1525 in the Ekuku suburb of Oshakati Saturday to Sunday midnight.
The Olukeno location in the Omusimboti village was the scene of yet another incident of physical violence. A resident was hit with a rock and beaten with fists on Sunday afternoon.
According to Aiyambo, the suspects in all six cases are known to the police.
“Their particulars were provided and they are being traced to be arrested and taken to court for prosecution,” he said.
He went on to blame excessive consumption of alcohol as the main cause of the violent behaviour.
He urged the public members to adhere to COVID-19 protocols and regulations.
“Curfew hours must be complied to,” he concluded.
