Security guard gets 12 years for shooting

OSHAKATI – A security guard was given a 12-year prison sentence on Monday after he was convicted of shooting and killing a customer at the Ehawalo bar at Onelao village in the Omusati Region.

Eight of the 12 years were suspended. Andreas Iilonga (32) was convicted of killing Petrus Fillipus (24) by shooting him in the chest with a pistol on December 26 2002.The shooting followed a quarrel over a glass, which the deceased allegedly took from the bar.Iilonga testified that Fillipus was the one who provoked the fight by attacking him with empty bottles on two different occasions.He said the warning shot that he fired struck Fillipus by accident.Public Prosecutor Lucious Matota rejected Iilonga’s claims that he had no intention to kill Fillipus.Matota asked for a long prison sentence to serve as a deterrent to others.In sentencing Iilonga, the Regional Magistrate took into consideration his youth and the fact that it was his first offence.Iilonga was defended by Martha Nuuyoma of the Directorate of Legal Aid.NampaAndreas Iilonga (32) was convicted of killing Petrus Fillipus (24) by shooting him in the chest with a pistol on December 26 2002.The shooting followed a quarrel over a glass, which the deceased allegedly took from the bar.Iilonga testified that Fillipus was the one who provoked the fight by attacking him with empty bottles on two different occasions.He said the warning shot that he fired struck Fillipus by accident.Public Prosecutor Lucious Matota rejected Iilonga’s claims that he had no intention to kill Fillipus.Matota asked for a long prison sentence to serve as a deterrent to others.In sentencing Iilonga, the Regional Magistrate took into consideration his youth and the fact that it was his first offence.Iilonga was defended by Martha Nuuyoma of the Directorate of Legal Aid.Nampa