Omake was a success - Ndeitunga
Police chief Sebastian Ndeitunga says the de-bushing and cleaning up of crime-ridden riverbeds, dubbed Operation Omake, has officially come to an end, and was tremendously successful.
According to him, like everything else in life, there was a beginning and an end to the campaign.
City Police acting head Nathaniel Nendongo praised the campaign, saying it has reduced crime rates significantly. Nendongo pointed out the City Police is still cleaning areas that are overgrown to ensure the safety of residents.
“That is what we call the effectiveness of fighting crime through environmental design. You must look at the environment in which crime blossoms and then change it and you will observe that it becomes difficult for them (criminals),” said Nendongo.
He also urged community members to be vigilant and not walk through densely overgrown areas.
“Obviously the trees have grown back and we know that after winter the criminals will be back again. They will hide again in the trees and riverbeds, so we should continue this project,” he said.
Operation Omake, a holistic programme to combat crime, was launched in Moses Garoeb Street in Katutura in November 2015, at the site where two sisters, Jacqueline (18) and Cecilia Kuaseua (30) were murdered a month earlier.
The operation was announced by safety minister Charles Namoloh in the National Assembly, who said it was a response to a call made by President Hage Geingob that immediate action should be taken to combat recurrent gruesome crimes.
The safety and defence ministries, along with the intelligence service and the City Police spearheaded the operation.
The operation included the de-bushing of areas and riverbeds, increased police patrols and the installation of lighting and closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems.
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According to him, like everything else in life, there was a beginning and an end to the campaign.
City Police acting head Nathaniel Nendongo praised the campaign, saying it has reduced crime rates significantly. Nendongo pointed out the City Police is still cleaning areas that are overgrown to ensure the safety of residents.
“That is what we call the effectiveness of fighting crime through environmental design. You must look at the environment in which crime blossoms and then change it and you will observe that it becomes difficult for them (criminals),” said Nendongo.
He also urged community members to be vigilant and not walk through densely overgrown areas.
“Obviously the trees have grown back and we know that after winter the criminals will be back again. They will hide again in the trees and riverbeds, so we should continue this project,” he said.
Operation Omake, a holistic programme to combat crime, was launched in Moses Garoeb Street in Katutura in November 2015, at the site where two sisters, Jacqueline (18) and Cecilia Kuaseua (30) were murdered a month earlier.
The operation was announced by safety minister Charles Namoloh in the National Assembly, who said it was a response to a call made by President Hage Geingob that immediate action should be taken to combat recurrent gruesome crimes.
The safety and defence ministries, along with the intelligence service and the City Police spearheaded the operation.
The operation included the de-bushing of areas and riverbeds, increased police patrols and the installation of lighting and closed-circuit television (CCTV) systems.
JEMIMA BEUKES
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