Staff Reporter
THE Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Iipumbu Shiimi has authored a letter to Inspector General of the Namibian police, Joseph Shikongo, to undertake a security threat assessment for Namcor board member, Jennifer Comalie.
This is after threats were issued against her and her daughter.
The letter reads, that a few weeks ago, NAMCOR Board Chairperson Jennifer Comalie, requested an urgent meeting with Shiimi and Tom Alweendo, the Minister of Mines and Energy.
Shiimi explained that during the meeting, Comalie told them that a close relative of hers informed her that she was informed by someone of people being unhappy with what she is doing at NAMCOR and that these people will take unspecified actions against her.
“Comalie said that this news initially didn’t bother her, but she was starting to worry about her safety, particularly that of her daughter. Hon. Alweendo and I advised her to closely monitor the situation and inform us if she observes strange activities with the view to notify the Police. On Monday, a peculiar thing happened. I understand that as she and her fellow Board Members were about to start a meeting with the Minister of Mines and Energy, she was called by the Police, who informed her that they needed to conduct a search of her vehicle. What transpired thereafter, the Police is in a better position to confirm,” Shiimi said.
Against this background, Shiimi has requested the Inspector General to consider conducting a security threat assessment and provide the necessary security support to Comalie should the threat be confirmed.
