Thieves target neighbouring schools
The Oshana police are hunting for thieves who stole 67 laptops valued at N$223 800 from two neighbouring schools in Ongwediva.
The latest incident happened last week when thieves broke into Hashiyana Combined School and got away with 35 mini-laptops and a camera and accessories valued at N$83 800. Hashiyana is about 100 metres away from Kleine Kuppe Private School, where thieves stole 32 laptops and a scanner valued at N$140 000 last month.
None of the items have been recovered.
According to Oshana police spokesperson Inspector Thomas Aiyambo thieves gained entry to Hashiyana Combined School on 29 October by cutting the burglar bars on the window of the principal's office.
“They did not take anything from the principal's office, but proceeded to the head of department's office, and again they did not take anything. They went on again and broke into the computer lab and took 35 mini-laptops, a Canon camera and it's charger, a camera bag, a camera stand, a Lenovo laptop, with its charger, a Lenovo laptop bag and a 16GB memory card, all with an estimated value of N$83 800,” Haiyambo said.
On 28 September, 32 laptops and a scanner valued at N$140 000 were stolen from the Kleine Kuppe Private School.
“No arrests have been made yet and the method used to steal is also not yet known,” Aiyambo said.
He appealed to members of the public to assist with any information they can.
“We have people who remove laptop passwords or systems, and we are appealing to them if they happen to get people approaching them for assistance to tip us off.
“If there are people out there who have seen people loading or offloading laptops they must also contact us. To those who buy stolen items, you better not do it, and just report the sellers to the police, because if we find you with stolen items, you are an accomplice to theft and we can arrest you as well,” said Aiyambo.
ILENI NANDJATO
The latest incident happened last week when thieves broke into Hashiyana Combined School and got away with 35 mini-laptops and a camera and accessories valued at N$83 800. Hashiyana is about 100 metres away from Kleine Kuppe Private School, where thieves stole 32 laptops and a scanner valued at N$140 000 last month.
None of the items have been recovered.
According to Oshana police spokesperson Inspector Thomas Aiyambo thieves gained entry to Hashiyana Combined School on 29 October by cutting the burglar bars on the window of the principal's office.
“They did not take anything from the principal's office, but proceeded to the head of department's office, and again they did not take anything. They went on again and broke into the computer lab and took 35 mini-laptops, a Canon camera and it's charger, a camera bag, a camera stand, a Lenovo laptop, with its charger, a Lenovo laptop bag and a 16GB memory card, all with an estimated value of N$83 800,” Haiyambo said.
On 28 September, 32 laptops and a scanner valued at N$140 000 were stolen from the Kleine Kuppe Private School.
“No arrests have been made yet and the method used to steal is also not yet known,” Aiyambo said.
He appealed to members of the public to assist with any information they can.
“We have people who remove laptop passwords or systems, and we are appealing to them if they happen to get people approaching them for assistance to tip us off.
“If there are people out there who have seen people loading or offloading laptops they must also contact us. To those who buy stolen items, you better not do it, and just report the sellers to the police, because if we find you with stolen items, you are an accomplice to theft and we can arrest you as well,” said Aiyambo.
ILENI NANDJATO
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