Brothers demand apology for bogus murder claim
Two Oshakati brothers are demanding an explanation and an apology from the police, amid a bogus claim that one of them had murdered a woman and hid her body in their home at Evululuko location.
Home owner Nauyala Nehemia, 34, told Namibian Sun that on 25 June, while at Onaanda village in the Omusati Region, the Oshakati police called him and urged him to come home, because somebody had been murdered and the body was hidden in his house.
“I was so shocked and I rushed to Oshakati. Upon arriving at the house, I found it surrounded by a mob of serious crime officers. They started confronting me and demanding that I open the house.
“I told them that I had been at the village for the past few days and that I will go with them to fetch my brother, whom I left in the house and who was at a school in Ongwediva at the time. Some of them escorted me to Ongwediva, while others remained at the house,” Nehemia says. He said when he left the village, his parents were infuriated by the news of the supposed murder, and when he was arrived in Oshakati he was greeted by a “serious scene”.
The entire location came to witness the events, anticipating seeing the body of a murder victim being discovered hidden in his house.
Nehemia's younger brother, Wilhelm Ileka, 29, said when the police came to get him at school, they claimed he was the one who murdered the lady, and had then hidden her body in the house.
“They started alleging there were even bloodstains on my T-shirt, which they forced me to remove, so that it can go for forensic testing. All of this was done in full view of my colleagues. I was so shocked and embarrassed,” Ileka says.
The brothers said they were transported in a heavily-guarded police van, which made them look like hardened criminals.
Nehemia said when they arrived at his home, he opened the front door and the police started searching.
“Some rooms in the house, I rent them out, and the tenants were not there but the police broke the doors to gain access, so they can search the whole house. During the searches they found nothing and they told us to meet them at the police station.
“We went to the station and we were told to come back the following day. The following day we were told that the person who was allegedly murdered was found alive,” Nehemia said.
He said the police did not tell him what had triggered the whole fiasco, which led to their reputation being damaged.
He said his neighbours and others in the location had really believed that someone had been murdered.
Nehemia is now demanding an explanation and an apology from the police.
Oshana regional crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Hilja Haipumbu, and Oshana police spokesperson, Inspector Petrus Iimbili, told Namibian Sun they were not aware of the incident.
Iimbili urged the two brothers to meet with Haipumbu.
ILENI NANDJATO
Home owner Nauyala Nehemia, 34, told Namibian Sun that on 25 June, while at Onaanda village in the Omusati Region, the Oshakati police called him and urged him to come home, because somebody had been murdered and the body was hidden in his house.
“I was so shocked and I rushed to Oshakati. Upon arriving at the house, I found it surrounded by a mob of serious crime officers. They started confronting me and demanding that I open the house.
“I told them that I had been at the village for the past few days and that I will go with them to fetch my brother, whom I left in the house and who was at a school in Ongwediva at the time. Some of them escorted me to Ongwediva, while others remained at the house,” Nehemia says. He said when he left the village, his parents were infuriated by the news of the supposed murder, and when he was arrived in Oshakati he was greeted by a “serious scene”.
The entire location came to witness the events, anticipating seeing the body of a murder victim being discovered hidden in his house.
Nehemia's younger brother, Wilhelm Ileka, 29, said when the police came to get him at school, they claimed he was the one who murdered the lady, and had then hidden her body in the house.
“They started alleging there were even bloodstains on my T-shirt, which they forced me to remove, so that it can go for forensic testing. All of this was done in full view of my colleagues. I was so shocked and embarrassed,” Ileka says.
The brothers said they were transported in a heavily-guarded police van, which made them look like hardened criminals.
Nehemia said when they arrived at his home, he opened the front door and the police started searching.
“Some rooms in the house, I rent them out, and the tenants were not there but the police broke the doors to gain access, so they can search the whole house. During the searches they found nothing and they told us to meet them at the police station.
“We went to the station and we were told to come back the following day. The following day we were told that the person who was allegedly murdered was found alive,” Nehemia said.
He said the police did not tell him what had triggered the whole fiasco, which led to their reputation being damaged.
He said his neighbours and others in the location had really believed that someone had been murdered.
Nehemia is now demanding an explanation and an apology from the police.
Oshana regional crime investigations coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Hilja Haipumbu, and Oshana police spokesperson, Inspector Petrus Iimbili, told Namibian Sun they were not aware of the incident.
Iimbili urged the two brothers to meet with Haipumbu.
ILENI NANDJATO
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