Staff Reporter
UNKNOWN thieves have stolen and damaged Telecom Namibia’s telephone communication cables in Oshakati-East, thereby disrupting normal operations at the Oshana Regional Council offices and the NBC Oshiwambo Service, which was off the air for several hours.
According to the police, the communication cables were stolen from a manhole behind the Regional Council office. The thieves also cut the connection cables from poles at nearby Extension 16.
The police do not know for sure the time the crime was committed, but it is suspected that the theft occurred between Monday and Tuesday afternoon. The value of the stolen cables is not yet known. No recovery has been made, and no suspect has been arrested.
