OSHAKATI – A 23-year-old man accused of raping four minors at Ongwediva, was on Friday remanded in custody after making a brief appearance in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court.

Israel Nuuyoma stood before magistrate Mozay Jansen, who postponed the case to 25 April 2024 for further investigations and the obtaining of legal aid.

State prosecutor Yeukai Kangira objected to the granting of bail, saying the investigations are not finalised,
and that the victims are all minors under the age of 14.

“The accused person faces serious offences, and we fear abscondment. He [allegedly] committed the offences from February, and will abscond as he has been on the loose,” she submitted. In total,
the suspect has eight cases against him.

Nuuyoma also appeared on Thursday on an earlier case of housebreaking, which was allegedly committed in 2022. He was likewise denied bail in that matter.

That case was remanded to 08 February 2024 for the fixing of a trial date.

The accused was reportedly arrested last week Friday after he was identified by the four minors during an identification
parade. - Nampa