OSHAKATI: The Namibian Police Force (NamPol) in the Oshana Region are investigating a case of murder after a 44-year-old man was allegedly shot and killed with a traditional bow and arrow in Ondangwa.NamPol Oshana Head of Community Policing, Chief Inspector Thomas Aiyambo, said the incident allegedly happened on Tuesday night at Omashaka location.According to Aiyambo, the victim, who was employed at a construction site, was allegedly talking on the phone at the time of the incident.'The victim was shot with a traditional arrow in the abdomen. He got struck by the arrow while talking on the phone at the camping site,' he said.He said the victim and his colleagues were camped at the site at Omashaka, where they were building a house.Aiyambo said a colleague of the deceased was busy preparing dinner when he heard the deceased calling his name and that he must hurry and help him.Aiyambo stated that the deceased was then taken to the Onandjokwe State Hospital with the arrow still stuck in the body, whe re he later died during the early hours of Wednesday. The suspect is unknown.Source: The Namibia News Agency
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