Africa-Press – Namibia. Police inspector general lieutenant Joseph Shikongo says the police will install surveillance cameras in the town’s of Oshakati, Ondangwa and Ongwediva to curb the crime rate in the Oshana region.
He says the surveillance cameras will be operating 24/7 and they will be installed in the hot spot areas where crime is prevalent.
Shikongo says criminal activities taking place in the streets, business areas and shopping malls will be monitored by the police on CCTV, where police officers will be able to communicate with those on the ground to allow for fast response.
He said this during a police community engagement at Adolf village in the Oshana region on Friday.
“We have heard to the cries of the community members and the police have decided to install surveillance cameras all over the streets. Our police officers will be monitoring the cameras 24/7. We want this region to be crime free and we will make sure that we arrest all the criminal,,” he said.
So far, the police have managed to install surveillance cameras at Oshakati, with Ongwediva and Ondangwa to follow in due course.
Shikongo said he wants the Oshana region to be a crime free region where residents can walk without having any worries of being attacked by armed robbers.
“We want to have peace and order in the community. No one must feel unsafe wherever they are. This is our country and we must maintain peace and security at all times. No criminals will walk free in this region, the police will be monitoring the cameras, making sure that they are arrested,” he said.
At the same occasion, Shikongo also promoted about 35 police officers in the Oshana region to various senior ranks.
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