Police recover stolen cash
The police at Rundu in Kavango West have managed to recover N$1.05 million that was allegedly stolen while in the care of two guards from Mpungu Security Company on Tuesday.
The two guards, who are now suspects in the matter, claimed that they were robbed of N$1.8 million, which was destined for First National Bank’s ATMs at the town.
The two guards claimed they were robbed in Rundu’s Galaxy Mall by an unidentified man, whom the police later identified as their accomplice. Yesterday, the regional police spokesperson, Detective Inspector Chrispin Mubebo, told Namibian Sun that four bags of money were recovered at Gove village, 30 kilometres east of Rundu. The bags were buried in the homestead of an unidentified businessperson, who has been arrested.
Mubebo said the remaining N$30 000 is still unaccounted for.
“The money was recovered shortly after 02:00. We are still trying to establish the whereabouts of the outstanding amount of N$30 000, as each bag was supposed to contain N$270 000,†Mubebo said.
Mubebo added that the police tracked down the money after the two guards started contradicting themselves during interrogation, after which they confessed to the crime and revealed the location where the money was hidden.
“Despite their confessions, they are still not saying whether the missing money has been spent or not, but police investigators will continue questioning until the suspects reveal all,†said Mubebo. He added that the four suspects will appear before the Rundu Magistrate’s Court today.
On Tuesday, the Kavango West regional commander, Commissioner Olavi Auanga, told Namibian Sun that the robbery took place at 09:00, adding that preliminary investigations indicated that the two guards were threatened at gunpoint by a male suspect who entered the same elevator. The guards claimed they were made to walk through the two-storey mall without arousing suspicion and when they arrived at the cash-in-transit vehicle, they got in and sped off with the suspect.
The three then drove in the direction of a gravel road leading towards the Okavango River, where the Calai border crossing is located. The guards claimed that the alleged robbers jumped out of their vehicle and got into a silver Audi sedan that was waiting for them.
However, Auanga dismissed these claims, saying a senior official of the security company was suspected to have worked in cahoots with the guards.
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