An attempt to solve a territorial dispute ended tragically on Saturday afternoon when one of the people involved committed suicide in the presence of the emissaries who were sent to find a solution.
The incident happened at Odjana village near Okongo in the Ohangwana Region.
According to Ohangwena police spokesman Sergeant Kaume Itumba, the headman of the Odjana village, Jacob Nghishoongele, 58, left the meeting, walked to his parked car and shot himself with a revolver.
He was taken to the Okongo hospital where he died later that same day.
The chairman of the Oukwanyama Traditional Authority, George Nelulu, said a committee was sent to the area to investigate and find a solution to a dispute between headmen who disagreed on the exact location of the border between their villages.
“I do not have all the details on what transpired but it appears that late Nghishoongele was not happy with the findings of the committee,” he said. “But that was not reason enough to commit suicide.”
The police in the Ohangwena Region have also reported an incident where an elderly woman committed suicide by hanging herself in her hut on Monday.
According to Itumba, Oshikwiyu village resident Ester Haipinge, 75, did not leave a suicide note and no foul play is suspected.
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