Nust professor shoots himself

An economics professor at the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself in his flat this weekend. According to the police, 56-year-old Dr Ayetuoma Cyril Ogbokor, who is a Nigerian national, shot himself at about 10:30 on Sunday at 15 Pinnacle Court in Orban Street, Klein Windhoek. The police said he shot himself with his 7.65mm pistol in the chest. No suicide note was found.On Friday, six Namibian men aged between 37 and 42 were arrested for being in possession of controlled wildlife products during a joint special operation by the Grootfontein police and the army's special forces. The suspects include a police officer from Rundu, an employee of the agriculture ministry and an employee of the environment ministry. The suspects were found with a python skin, six pangolin skins and one live pangolin. Two firearms were also found in their possession. They have been charged under the Controlled Wildlife Products and Trade Act.In yet another domestic violence case, the body of 28-year-old Mannetti Frederick was discovered at her boyfriend's house in Aus on Saturday. She had been stabbed multiple times in the head and face. The suspect, 32-year-old Fransicius Andries, was arrested. At Opuwo a woman was repeatedly threatened by her ex-boyfriend last week. On Friday night while she was at the Eyambeko bar with friends, he approached her, grabbed her wrist and in the process a pistol fell from his trousers.According to the police this frightened the woman and she opened a case against him. The suspect was arrested. In another incident a 13-year-old girl, who is allegedly mentally challenged, was raped in the bushes at Oshikukutu village on Friday. The incident was witnessed by a passer-by who alerted the girl's family. The suspect is still at large.Another girl, 14, was raped on Sunday at Okwandja village in the Omuntele area. It is alleged that her 30-year-old cousin raped the girl twice in his bedroom.According to the police the girl was left in her cousin's care for two months by their grandmother, who is ill and is receiving treatment in the Omusati Region. The girl informed a neighbour about the incident. The suspect has been arrested.A 23-year-old security guard, working for Omeya Investment Security Company, accidentally shot and wounded six construction workers on Friday. According to the police the guard, armed with a shotgun, was on duty at the B1 Service Station in Windhoek's Northern Industrial Area.A shot went off by accident, hitting the six construction workers who were passing by. One victim sustained serious facial injuries while others sustained minor injuries. The suspect was arrested.In Kuisebmond, a one-year-old toddler died after being run over in front of his house. The child had apparently crawled under a parked vehicle and the driver unwittingly started the car and drove off, killing the toddler. ELLANIE SMIT

Nust professor shoots himself

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Namibian Sun 2025-07-04

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