Placido Hilukilwa
THE decision of the High Court, dated 3 August 2018, ordering the removal of all the structures erected by diplomat Bonny Haufiku on the premises of his cousin Josua Kaujungwa at Ohalushu in the Ohangwena Region, was implemented today by the deputy sheriff under heavy police protection.
Haufiku and his two cousins, Maxwilili and Josua Kaukunga, were involved in a protracted land dispute that started immediately after the death in 2006 of Ohalushu village headman Setty Kaukungwa, who is father to Maxwilili and Josua and Haufiku’s uncle.
Prior to his death, he appointed Haufiku as the successor village headman and nominated Josua as inheritor of his traditional homestead and the mahangu field.
However, Haufiku erected structures on the land and accused the two brothers of having used forged documents to acquire the land.
This was followed by several court hearings, culminating in the High Court order evicting Haufiku.
