Pensioner missing for two months
It has been two months since a 67-year-old Oshakati man was reported as missing and there is no trace of him yet.
Johannes Shikongo, also known as J Malambo, was last seen on the afternoon of 1 February in the Oshoopala location of Oshakati while he was tending to cattle with his 57-year-old nephew.
The Oshana police confirmed that Shikongo was reported as missing, but no docket was opened to investigate his whereabouts due to a lack of vital information.
Shikongo had been living with his sister, Serestina Shikongo (97) and her children at Ehenye.
His nephew, who was the last person to see him, told Namibian Sun that at around 10:00 on 1 February, his uncle released cattle from a kraal to graze in a floodplain behind the Oshoopala location.
According to his nephew, Shikongo frequents the location to consume otombo. During the day he was found drinking tombo in Oshoopala.
“I bought him some otombo and told him not to tend to the cattle in the floodplain because it was muddy. I told him to wait for me in the afternoon so that we could go and gather the cattle together. I came home and told my mother that I found Uncle drinking otombo,” the nephew said.
He said he picked up his uncle with his car at around 16:00 to help gather the cattle.
“He rode in the back of the car and we went near the Sky Bridge were we found the cattle. I told him not to get out of the car while I was driving the cattle home from the other side of the oshana. While driving the cattle home I saw him get out of the car and when I returned he was nowhere to be seen,” he said.
Efforts to locate Shikongo in nearby locations proved futile. The family reported his disappearance to the police, but no investigation followed.
The Oshana police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Thomas Aiyambo, said the family only reported a missing person, but didn't open a case.
“We only have the information that the man is missing, but the family has not registered a case. There is nothing for the police to investigate, unless they come and register a case,” Aiyambo said.
He said the family reported that Shikongo was wearing a green T-shirt, brown pants, a white cap and sandals when he went missing.
ILENI NANDJATO
Johannes Shikongo, also known as J Malambo, was last seen on the afternoon of 1 February in the Oshoopala location of Oshakati while he was tending to cattle with his 57-year-old nephew.
The Oshana police confirmed that Shikongo was reported as missing, but no docket was opened to investigate his whereabouts due to a lack of vital information.
Shikongo had been living with his sister, Serestina Shikongo (97) and her children at Ehenye.
His nephew, who was the last person to see him, told Namibian Sun that at around 10:00 on 1 February, his uncle released cattle from a kraal to graze in a floodplain behind the Oshoopala location.
According to his nephew, Shikongo frequents the location to consume otombo. During the day he was found drinking tombo in Oshoopala.
“I bought him some otombo and told him not to tend to the cattle in the floodplain because it was muddy. I told him to wait for me in the afternoon so that we could go and gather the cattle together. I came home and told my mother that I found Uncle drinking otombo,” the nephew said.
He said he picked up his uncle with his car at around 16:00 to help gather the cattle.
“He rode in the back of the car and we went near the Sky Bridge were we found the cattle. I told him not to get out of the car while I was driving the cattle home from the other side of the oshana. While driving the cattle home I saw him get out of the car and when I returned he was nowhere to be seen,” he said.
Efforts to locate Shikongo in nearby locations proved futile. The family reported his disappearance to the police, but no investigation followed.
The Oshana police spokesperson, Warrant Officer Thomas Aiyambo, said the family only reported a missing person, but didn't open a case.
“We only have the information that the man is missing, but the family has not registered a case. There is nothing for the police to investigate, unless they come and register a case,” Aiyambo said.
He said the family reported that Shikongo was wearing a green T-shirt, brown pants, a white cap and sandals when he went missing.
ILENI NANDJATO
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