Africa-Press – Namibia. KAVANGO West police regional commander Julia Sakuwa-Neo has warned the public to refrain from buying goods with no proof of purchase because it perpetuates criminality.
Sakuwa-Neo was speaking at the launch of the region’s 2022-2023 festive season road safety campaign at Nkurenkuru yesterday.
She made specific reference to high rates of thieves targeting government water pumps in the region, which leaves people and livestock suffering.
“It should be very clear that any person who buys a stolen good is as guilty as the person who stole the goods, and harsher sentences will apply to both the buyer and the thief,” she said.
Sakuwa-Neo said members of the public should rather report such attempts to the police.
She said during the period under review, the region recorded 165 road accidents. Out of the 165, 44 involve drinking and driving, two involve culpable homicide, and seven fatalities were reported.
The region also recorded 34 cases of people seriously injured, 58 slightly injured, 18 pedestrian related cases, and two cyclist cases.
“Statistics prove that the majority of criminal activities nowadays are committed by the youth between the ages of 12 to 35,” Sakuwa-Neo said.
She called on communities in the region to work with the police to fight crime.
“Leave someone to look after your property when you go on holiday or you can alert the police so that patrols can be done around the area,” she said.
Sakuwa-Neo was speaking at the launch of the region’s 2022-2023 festive season road safety campaign at Nkurenkuru yesterday.
She made specific reference to high rates of thieves targeting government water pumps in the region, which leaves people and livestock suffering.
“It should be very clear that any person who buys a stolen good is as guilty as the person who stole the goods, and harsher sentences will apply to both the buyer and the thief,” she said.
Sakuwa-Neo said members of the public should rather report such attempts to the police.
She said during the period under review, the region recorded 165 road accidents. Out of the 165, 44 involve drinking and driving, two involve culpable homicide, and seven fatalities were reported.
The region also recorded 34 cases of people seriously injured, 58 slightly injured, 18 pedestrian related cases, and two cyclist cases.
“Statistics prove that the majority of criminal activities nowadays are committed by the youth between the ages of 12 to 35,” Sakuwa-Neo said.
She called on communities in the region to work with the police to fight crime.
“Leave someone to look after your property when you go on holiday or you can alert the police so that patrols can be done around the area,” she said.
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