NAMDIA has taken G4S to the Windhoek High Court, seeking payment of N$314 million.

According to court papers, on January 18, an unknown group entered the NAMDIA premises and stole 446 parcels of diamonds valued at N$314 million.

The incident also resulted in the deaths of NAMDIA security officer Francis Eiseb and Trustco employee Max Endjala.

The company alleges that Samuel Shipanga, a G4S employee at the time, was present during the heist and complicit and has since been arrested and charged.

NAMDIA claims G4S breached its agreement by failing to prevent the theft and being negligent in its duties.

After the robbery, NAMDIA stated it recovered diamonds worth N$40.6 million.

Joel Angula, also employed by NAMDIA, pleaded not guilty at the Katutura Magistrate's Court in late August, with the case postponed to November 28 for the Prosecutor General’s decision.