The Namibian Police Force has announced the death of Commissioner Christoph Nakanyala, who was the police attaché to the Namibian High Commission in Pretoria.

A statement issued by the Head of NamPol’s Public Relations Division, Deputy Commissioner Kauna Shikwambi on Wednesday, said Nakanyala died in a South African hospital Tuesday. Nakanyala joined NamPol on 21 March 1990 and was stationed at the Special Operations Unit at State House as a protection officer.

He served in many portfolios before being appointed as Head of the Crime Prevention Directorate and thereafter, police attaché to Pretoria.

“The Namibian Police Force has lost a dependable advisor and devoted and hardworking senior police officer who upheld and defended the rule of law throughout his career,” the statement said.

The late Nakanyala is survived by six children. He was 59 years old.

Source: The Namibian Press Agency