Staff Reporter
ARMED men stormed and robbed Bits ‘n Pizzas Restaurant in Swakopmund on Saturday night, as well as five customers who were in the restaurant at the time.
According to the police, a man entered the restaurant while talking on his phone. One of the waitresses asked if she could assist him, but he declined and walked back towards the door.
This was followed by five or six men, armed with pistols and a panga, storming into the restaurant. The suspects ordered everybody to lie down on the floor and demanded money from the employees and customers. One of the suspects hit a victim on the thigh to force her to surrender her belongings.
There were five customers inside the restaurant during the incident, including two female tourists from Germany.
The stolen items include N$6,188.00 cash from the till, three cellphones — including two belonging to the tourists — as well as all their belongings and two 750ml bottles of Jameson.
The Erongo Police confirmed that the total value of the stolen items are N$28,888.00. No arrests have been made and no recoveries have been reported.
