Hunt for five suspected armed robbers intensifies at Otjiwarongo

Members of the Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Otjozondjupa Region have intensified a manhunt for the five suspected armed robbers who allegedly stormed a fuel station at Otjiwarongo on Monday and stole more than N.dollars 246 000. NamPol's head of community affairs in the region, Senior Inspector Maureen Mbeha, in an interview with Nampa on Tuesday said the armed robbery took place between 06h00 and 06h30 on Monday. Preliminary police investigations indicate that a woman working for the filling station reportedly collected money from the filling station office and brought it to the main shop on the same premises, said Mbeha. 'At that time, five unknown men armed with a pistol, machete and an axe entered the shop, ordered everyone inside to lie down on the floor. They forced the manager inside the fuel station shop to open the safe, but since it was still not locked, the thieves easily accessed it and took more than N.dollars 246 000, before fleeing on foot,' Mbeha said. The five suspected armed rob bers are still unknown and at large. The stolen money has not been recovered and police investigations into the matter continue. Source: The Namibia News Agency