{"id":303691,"date":"2021-04-28T20:22:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T18:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=303691"},"modified":"2021-04-28T20:22:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T18:22:34","slug":"politician-arrested-after-a-fatal-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=303691","title":{"rendered":"Politician arrested after a fatal accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Placido Hilukilwa<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A PROMINENT political leader in the Oshana Region was arrested following a fatal road accident in which a government vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident happened at Oshikuku in the Omusati Region Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is alleged that the deceased Gabriel Mandala Emvula \u2013 a local musician also known as Mandala ge\u2019Epafu \u2013 was walking on the edge of the road when he was bumped by the oncoming government vehicle which then failed to stop.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to regional police commander Titus Shikongo, Emvula was rushed to the Oshikuku hospital but was declared dead on arrival.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"656\" src=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Politician-arrested-after-a-fatal-accident.png\" alt=\"political Oshana arrested fatal road accident government vehicle\" class=\"wp-image-303696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Politician-arrested-after-a-fatal-accident.png 205w, https:\/\/informante.web.na\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Politician-arrested-after-a-fatal-accident.png 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><figcaption>PICTURED: The late Gabriel Mandala Emvula, who was better known as Mandala ge\u2019Epafu playing the guitar.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe driver of the GRN vehicle failed to stop but we managed to trace him and arrest him. He is now behind bars,\u201d said Shikongo.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The suspect is a well-known politician and member of the Oshana Regional Council. However, his name cannot be revealed at this stage as has not yet appeared in court.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He is expected to appear in the Oshakati Magistrate\u2019s Court on Thursday on charges of culpable homicide and failure to stop at the scene of an accident to ascertain the nature and extent of injuries and to render assistance.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><!-- MetaSlider 271797 not found --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Placido Hilukilwa \u00a0 A PROMINENT political leader in the Oshana Region was arrested following a fatal road accident in which a government vehicle was involved in a hit-and-run accident. \u00a0 The incident happened at Oshikuku in the Omusati Region Tuesday evening. \u00a0 It is alleged that the deceased Gabriel Mandala Emvula \u2013 a local musician &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":303696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-303691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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