Ondangwa butcher still missing
There is still no trace of Johannes Kadhiya, 43, who went missing in the Tsumkwe area on 8 December and the Otjozondjupa police says the investigation is ongoing.
Kadhiya, also known as Shifela, hails from Uukwiyuushona in the Oshana Region. He is employed at a 24-hour butchery in Ondangwa and went missing mysteriously in the Tsumkwe area while loading cattle for the butchery.
The Otjozondjupa police's regional commander, Commissioner Heinrich Tjiveze said the police is busy with the investigation and they cannot share any updates or progress with the media because they have not informed the family as yet.
According to information obtained by Namibian Sun, Kadhiya, together with other employees and their employer Sonny Basson, travelled to the Tsumkwe area to purchase cattle for the butchery. While they were busy loading the animals, Kadhiya disappeared mysteriously and has not been seen since.
It is reported that at the time he went missing he was wearing a blue overall over a black shirt.
Kadhiya's uncle Elago Alweendo said that they are not happy with the way Kadhiya's boss, Basson, handled the issue.
“He disappeared on 8 December but we, the family, were only informed about it on 11 December by a colleague who notified us. He did not even report the issue to the police in that area.
“He came to Ondangwa and reported the matter to the Ondangwa police,” Alweendo said.
“This is an indication that he did not take the issue seriously and that is what bothers us the most. We are not happy and we have put all our trust in the police investigation and we hope that he will be found alive.”
When contacted for information, Basson refused to talk to Namibian Sun saying that only if he is authorised by the police will he comment.
The police is calling on members of the public to assist them in their search for Kadhiya.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is requested to either contact his uncle Elgao Alweendo on 081 268 6922 or Commissioner Tjiveze on 081 127 9131.
In 2017, a 55-year-old police officer, Sergeant Petrus Nghinananye Lukas, went missing in the same area and he was never been found.
ILENI NANDJATO
Kadhiya, also known as Shifela, hails from Uukwiyuushona in the Oshana Region. He is employed at a 24-hour butchery in Ondangwa and went missing mysteriously in the Tsumkwe area while loading cattle for the butchery.
The Otjozondjupa police's regional commander, Commissioner Heinrich Tjiveze said the police is busy with the investigation and they cannot share any updates or progress with the media because they have not informed the family as yet.
According to information obtained by Namibian Sun, Kadhiya, together with other employees and their employer Sonny Basson, travelled to the Tsumkwe area to purchase cattle for the butchery. While they were busy loading the animals, Kadhiya disappeared mysteriously and has not been seen since.
It is reported that at the time he went missing he was wearing a blue overall over a black shirt.
Kadhiya's uncle Elago Alweendo said that they are not happy with the way Kadhiya's boss, Basson, handled the issue.
“He disappeared on 8 December but we, the family, were only informed about it on 11 December by a colleague who notified us. He did not even report the issue to the police in that area.
“He came to Ondangwa and reported the matter to the Ondangwa police,” Alweendo said.
“This is an indication that he did not take the issue seriously and that is what bothers us the most. We are not happy and we have put all our trust in the police investigation and we hope that he will be found alive.”
When contacted for information, Basson refused to talk to Namibian Sun saying that only if he is authorised by the police will he comment.
The police is calling on members of the public to assist them in their search for Kadhiya.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is requested to either contact his uncle Elgao Alweendo on 081 268 6922 or Commissioner Tjiveze on 081 127 9131.
In 2017, a 55-year-old police officer, Sergeant Petrus Nghinananye Lukas, went missing in the same area and he was never been found.
ILENI NANDJATO
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