Geingob launches Hornkranz
The festive season is known for its horrendous car crashes and a myriad of crimes not the least of which includes theft and burglaries.
President Hage Geingob has officially launched Operation Hornkranz, which is aimed at minimising crime and road fatalities during the festive season.
Geingob officially launched the police-led operation on Friday, which will take place across the country.
Speaking at the launch, acting police inspector-general, Major-General Anna-Marie Nainda, said the president directed the police on 12 December to increase law-enforcement visibility during the festive season.
An operational plan was, therefore, compiled.
“The plan entails the participation of not only the members of the Namibian police, but also those from other sister organisations, such as the Namibian Defence Force, Namibian Correctional Services, the City of Windhoek, the municipal police services, as well as anti-crime structures, such as police reservists, neighbourhood watches and women and men networks,” Nainda said.
She said the operation will mainly target potential crime-prone areas in the Khomas Region, particularly in the Windhoek urban centre and its environments.
According to her all roleplayers have keenly accepted and offered their participation in the operation.
“They have availed both their human capital and technical and logistical means for the envisioned success of the operation.”
Geingob said the Namibian nation has been crying out because of crime and that something has to be done.
“We must go out and see to it that the crime rate drops.”
He told the police officers he knows they should be resting and spending time with their families, but some of them have to work to make sure that citizens are behaving and complying with the law.
“I know this is a precious time that you are supposed to spend with your family, but I am depriving you of that. You have to make sure that there will be no curfew in Namibia because of crimes, so I am commanding you to march on and root out crime,” he said.
Geingob reminded the officers that the country is governed by laws and it is their duty to enforce them by patrolling crime-prone areas.
ELLANIE SMIT
Geingob officially launched the police-led operation on Friday, which will take place across the country.
Speaking at the launch, acting police inspector-general, Major-General Anna-Marie Nainda, said the president directed the police on 12 December to increase law-enforcement visibility during the festive season.
An operational plan was, therefore, compiled.
“The plan entails the participation of not only the members of the Namibian police, but also those from other sister organisations, such as the Namibian Defence Force, Namibian Correctional Services, the City of Windhoek, the municipal police services, as well as anti-crime structures, such as police reservists, neighbourhood watches and women and men networks,” Nainda said.
She said the operation will mainly target potential crime-prone areas in the Khomas Region, particularly in the Windhoek urban centre and its environments.
According to her all roleplayers have keenly accepted and offered their participation in the operation.
“They have availed both their human capital and technical and logistical means for the envisioned success of the operation.”
Geingob said the Namibian nation has been crying out because of crime and that something has to be done.
“We must go out and see to it that the crime rate drops.”
He told the police officers he knows they should be resting and spending time with their families, but some of them have to work to make sure that citizens are behaving and complying with the law.
“I know this is a precious time that you are supposed to spend with your family, but I am depriving you of that. You have to make sure that there will be no curfew in Namibia because of crimes, so I am commanding you to march on and root out crime,” he said.
Geingob reminded the officers that the country is governed by laws and it is their duty to enforce them by patrolling crime-prone areas.
ELLANIE SMIT
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