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Fresh UNITA attack reported

    JOHANNESBURG

    Suspected UNITA rebels have killed a man in a remote village in northern Namibia, ‘The Namibian’ said on Wednesday.

    “Suspected UNITA bandits shot dead a 66-year-old Namibian man, Gabriel Nzowo, in the early hours of yesterday (Tuesday) morning,” the paper said. It said a group of five armed men shot the man at close range after helping themselves to food from his kitchen. The attack took place west of the town of Rundu in Namibia’s Kavango region.

    The Namibian Press Agency (NAMPA) quoted the defence force as saying 13 people had attacked the village and left a message written in the local Rukwangali language which said traditional leaders, teachers and politicians were their targets.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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