APP condemns Louis Botha killings
The All People's Party (APP) has condemned a recent incident in which an off-duty police officer killed his ex-girlfriend in the well-known Louis Botha supermarket in Windhoek, and then shot and killed himself.
The incident last week sent shockwaves through the nation.
Alina Kakehongo (24) who was the manager at the supermarket recently ended her relationship with the 28-year-old Samuel Shali Nghihepa, who was a sergeant in the police's Special Reserve Force Division. Nghihepa apparently found it difficult to accept that the relationship had ended. Kakehongo had also reported him to the police ahead of the incident, fearing for her life. APP secretary-general, Vincent Kanyetu said it was an unfortunate and said incident.
“It is very bad. We feel bad for both families of the departed. It is not what we would want to see,” he said. Like in the case of the recent Rundu massacre in which five lives were lost, the Louis Botha incident had also displayed the police's inability to react to dangerous threats.
Kakehongo is said to have reported receiving threats to the police, but no action had been taken.
“The police were informed of the threats but they did not show up,” said Kanyetu.
According to him, it was now time for all Namibians to come together and hold hands.
“We are calling upon the nation to come back to the drawing board, so that we can find a solution.”
He also encouraged those in relationships to be more open with each other and to express their feelings freely.
“Men and women, let us be open in our relationships. We have to be open and express our feelings. We must stop keeping things to ourselves, we must seek counselling.
“A death of one person, a breadwinner, is unfortunate. This is the creation of poverty. It is very unfortunate.”
OGONE TLHAGE
The incident last week sent shockwaves through the nation.
Alina Kakehongo (24) who was the manager at the supermarket recently ended her relationship with the 28-year-old Samuel Shali Nghihepa, who was a sergeant in the police's Special Reserve Force Division. Nghihepa apparently found it difficult to accept that the relationship had ended. Kakehongo had also reported him to the police ahead of the incident, fearing for her life. APP secretary-general, Vincent Kanyetu said it was an unfortunate and said incident.
“It is very bad. We feel bad for both families of the departed. It is not what we would want to see,” he said. Like in the case of the recent Rundu massacre in which five lives were lost, the Louis Botha incident had also displayed the police's inability to react to dangerous threats.
Kakehongo is said to have reported receiving threats to the police, but no action had been taken.
“The police were informed of the threats but they did not show up,” said Kanyetu.
According to him, it was now time for all Namibians to come together and hold hands.
“We are calling upon the nation to come back to the drawing board, so that we can find a solution.”
He also encouraged those in relationships to be more open with each other and to express their feelings freely.
“Men and women, let us be open in our relationships. We have to be open and express our feelings. We must stop keeping things to ourselves, we must seek counselling.
“A death of one person, a breadwinner, is unfortunate. This is the creation of poverty. It is very unfortunate.”
OGONE TLHAGE
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