Police officer shot on duty identified

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2025-09-01

SWAKOPMUND, 31 August 2025 - Sergeant Eustance Simasiku Matongo, 34, a member of the Walvis Bay Investigation Unit who was allegedly shot by a suspected robber at Walvis Bay. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 01 SEP (NAMPA) – The Erongo police on Sunday released the identity of the police officer who was shot and killed while responding to a robbery in Walvis Bay as Sergeant Eustance Simasiku Matongo, 34, a member of the Walvis Bay Investigation Unit.
According to Namibian Police Force Erongo Regional Commander, Commissioner Nikolaus Kupembona, the incident unfolded around 21h40 on Wednesday night when officers responded to a reported robb...

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