Petrol bomb probe widens

POLICE at Oshakati and Ongwediva have not yet made any arrest in connection with the petrol-bomb attack on the house of Ongwediva Magistrate Thomas Kanime last week.

“We are still investigating the incident and at the same time looking for the culprit or culprits and hope to find them soon,” Chief Inspector Golden Naanda told The Namibian over the weekend. Three petrol bombs were thrown through the windows of Magistrate Kanime’s house early on Wednesday morning.The noise woke up the family and they put out the fires.Nobody was injured.Chief Inspector Naanda said the National Forensic Science Institute has been asked to help with the investigation by analysing the contents of the cooldrink bottles thrown into the house.Magistrate Kanime told The Namibian that he suspected the attack was the work of someone who wanted to intimidate him because of the nature of his work.”I am very sure that the person or persons who did this, did it with the aim to kill me and my family,” he said.Kanime said he would be back at work this morning.Three petrol bombs were thrown through the windows of Magistrate Kanime’s house early on Wednesday morning.The noise woke up the family and they put out the fires.Nobody was injured.Chief Inspector Naanda said the National Forensic Science Institute has been asked to help with the investigation by analysing the contents of the cooldrink bottles thrown into the house.Magistrate Kanime told The Namibian that he suspected the attack was the work of someone who wanted to intimidate him because of the nature of his work.”I am very sure that the person or persons who did this, did it with the aim to kill me and my family,” he said.Kanime said he would be back at work this morning.