Zambezi police to assess approval of firearms licences

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2025-07-03

KATIMA MULILO, 03 July 2025 - Zambezi Regional Commander, Commissioner Andreas Shilelo. (Photo: Michael Mutonga Liswaniso) NAMPA

KATIMA MULILO, 03 JUL (NAMPA) - The Namibian Police Force’s (NamPol) Zambezi Region Commander, Commissioner Andreas Shilelo, has raised concerns about the high number of commercially licensed firearms being returned to police stations for safekeeping shortly after their approval.
According to Shilelo, this alarming trend is primarily due to purchasers not knowing how to use the firearms.
In an interview with Nampa, Commissioner Shilelo stated tha...

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