Ohangwena records increase in crime – again

The Ohangwena Region continues to experience a high number of crimes, with 4 689 cases recorded during the 2022/2023 financial year.The recorded crimes range from theft (1 445), assault and grievous bodily harm (1 040), house breaking (982), gender-based violence (432), rape (254), robbery (241), stock theft (268) and murder (27).Governor Walde Ndevashiya, who made the remarks during his state of the region address on Monday, said this is an increase of 1 801 cases from the previous year. “This represents an increase of 38% in crimes committed in the region. This situation is a very huge cause for concern to the regional leadership,” he said. To curb the crime rate, the construction of a new police station at Ongha and police barracks at Eenhana have been completed, he added.Additionally, Ndevashiya said the construction of a police station with a charge office, cell block for both men and women as well as single and married quarters at Endola is currently underway. “Plans are underway to construct new police stations at Ondobe, Epembe and Omboloka,” he added. Births recorded Meanwhile, during the period under review, 4 709 birth notifications and 4 860 late births were registered across all offices in the region, while 7 401 new birth certificates were issued. The region issued 7 344 new identity documents (ID), while 10 320 IDs were collected. Ndevashiya said the region is still faced with the challenge of late birth registrations. “The region also continues to experience the challenge of stateless and undocumented people. Therefore, in order to prevent statelessness and to give all children access to the various social safety nets that the government offers its citizens, I urge all parents and other caregivers to make a greater effort to see that every child in their care has obtained the necessary national documents on time,” he stressed.

Ohangwena records increase in crime – again

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