The Police Inspector General, Joseph Shikongo, has ordered officers in the Ohangwena Region to pull up their socks to deliver effective service to the public.

Lieutenant General Shikongo called a parade at Oshikango before they embarked on patrol along the Namibia-Angola border to sensitise the community on contraband and crime prevention along the border line. 

The Lieutenant General wants police officers to be committed and dedicated and stop laziness.

Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo will not tolerate police officers selling contraband or those involved in criminal activities.

Lieutenant General Shikongo sounded the warning while addressing officers at the Oshikango police station in the Ohangwena Region.

He was disturbed to hear that two members of the police were arrested for allegedly stealing fuel at Oshikango.

The police have called on Namibians with any evidence of social media speculations of child pornography to report it to the nearest police station to launch an investigation.

The Head of the Police Public Relations Division, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, says child pornography is against the law.

Thus far, the police have not received any reports on child pornography rings; however, they were notified of WhatsApp picture slides that are in circulation.

Police in the Kharas Region have received 95,500  Namibia dollar to host the 27th edition of the Namibian Police Force Annual Sport Championships this year, at Keetmanshoop.

David Shikongo, Retail Operations Manager at FNB, and Commissioner Marius Katamila of the Namibian Police Force (NAMPOL), spoke at the sponsorship handover ceremony.

Shikongo said the financial contribution is a symbol of the bank's shared commitment to promoting sportsmanship, healthy living, and the invaluable role of law enforcement in society.

Visibility equipment to be used by the Namibian Police at high accident zones along the main national road in the Otjozondjupa Region is aimed at curbing road accidents.

A local mobile telecommunications company (MTC) stepped in and donated the reflector jackets, torches, and other goods worth N$63,000 to the Namibian Police.

Road crashes, accompanied by fatalities and injuries, are experienced every other week on the B1 Road.

The Namibian Police Force in the Oshikoto Region has opened a case of illegal hunting against two men aged 44 and 31 for allegedly killing two black rhinos worth about N$1 million without a permit.

The region's Crime Investigations Coordinator, Deputy Commissioner Titus Ekandjo, said the incident occurred on Sunday at an unknown time at the Kameeldoring waterhole in Etosha National Park, close to Oshivelo.

The suspects reside in Kotengua village near Opuwo and Omatando village near Ongwediva. 

Otjozondjupa Regional Commander Commissioner Henrich Tjiveze issued a stern warning to police officers failing to perform their duties.

He said they are tarnishing the image of the law enforcement agency. 

Commissioner Tjiveze was speaking during a community meeting aimed at addressing complaints raised by Coblenz residents about the poor quality of service provided by the police. 

About three weeks ago, Commissioner Tjiveze sent an investigation team to investigate a complaint about the snailpace at which police responded to a stock theft at Coblenz. 

A police officer has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol at Walvis Bay.

According to a police report, a white Toyota Hilux with a NamPol registration collided with a Honda Fit on Thursday, January 11, at half past ten at night along Independence Road in Walvis Bay.

The driver of the police vehicle is alleged to have driven the vehicle with an alcohol concentration level exceeding the legal limit.

It is further alleged that the suspect drove the motor vehicle recklessly and negligently and collided with the Honda Fit.

The Namibian Police's Head of Public Relations, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi, has once again appealed to the nation to assist the police in locating the suspects believed to have been involved in a fatal armed robbery in Windhoek in December last year.

Suspects Martin Shikongo, Steven Dumeni, and Ishitile Eddison Aluvilu, who stand accused of murder, robbery, and other charges, are on the run.

The three men allegedly entered a hotel establishment in Windhoek and approached the receptionist, pointing two guns at the hotel employee and forcing him to open the safe.

The Police Chief Lieutenant General Josef Shikongo says serious crimes during the festive season are so far relatively low.

Lieutenant General Shikongo also noted that very few road accidents and fatalities have been recorded during the peak of the festive season.