{"id":383970,"date":"2025-10-18T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=383970"},"modified":"2025-10-17T22:31:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T20:31:30","slug":"police-seek-public-assistance-in-tracing-two-missing-persons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=383970","title":{"rendered":"Police seek public assistance in tracing two missing persons"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Reporter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE Namibian Police Force at Wanaheda Police Station in the Khomas Region is appealing to the public for assistance in locating two missing persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The missing individuals are identified as:<br>Gerhard Auala (41) \u2013 A Namibian male and Oshiwambo speaker with tattoos on one arm. He was last seen at Etosha Okaukweyo Lodge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mateus Henock (20) \u2013 A Namibian male and Oshiwambo speaker who was last seen in Havana, Windhoek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the police, all efforts to trace the two have so far been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone with information regarding their whereabouts \u2014 or the missing persons themselves \u2014 is urged to contact Detective Inspector Simvula at 061 209 6218 or 081 369 1869, or report to the nearest police station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Namibian Police expressed appreciation for any assistance the public can provide in helping to locate the missing individuals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff Reporter THE Namibian Police Force at Wanaheda Police Station in the Khomas Region is appealing to the public for assistance in locating two missing persons. The missing individuals are identified as:Gerhard Auala (41) \u2013 A Namibian male and Oshiwambo speaker with tattoos on one arm. He was last seen at Etosha Okaukweyo Lodge. 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