Arrest warrants for 250 drivers

More than 250 motorists are wanted by the Otjiwarongo traffic police for unpaid traffic fines issued between 2009 and 2016.

The traffic chief for the Otjiwarongo district, Inspector Nafthalie !Aibeb, expressed concern about the high number of unpaid fines.

!Aibeb said the issued fines amount to N$2.3 million.

“We are looking for these offenders at police roadblocks with the warrants of arrest issued against them by the Otjiwarongo Magistrate's Court for these unpaid fines,” he said.

!Aibeb said his office would not rest until the traffic offenders were arrested and charged.

He said most fines were for speeding on the B1 road, driving without valid driving licences, operating unroadworthy vehicles, and failing to comply with road signs.

Senior government officials, politicians and chief executive officers of state-owned enterprises are on the list of wanted traffic offenders.

!Aibeb urged Otjiwarongo drivers who know they have outstanding traffic fines to contact his office without delay.

He said drivers who make arrangements with his office would not be arrested, but there would be no negotiations with those caught at police roadblocks.

!Aibeb also requested family members of deceased persons who had been issued traffic fines to make contact with his office.

He said traffic fines can be paid by means of postal orders addressed to the clerk of the magistrate's court in the district where the fine was issued.

!Aibeb urged those who pay fines by postal order to keep copies of their receipts for future reference.

NAMPA