
Staff Reporter
A CHURCH leader who seemingly ignored the commandment against theft was arrested in Oshakati this week when he was allegedly found not only in possession of stolen goods, but also in possession of a live tortoise, which he kept covered under a metal drum in the backyard of his rental house.
Besides the illegal possession of protected game, suspected stolen goods were also found in the 40-year-old pastor’s house, including four solar batteries of 100Ah each, a computer monitor, one solar charge controller, one solar inverter, and a large black bag. The total value is estimated to be N$22,600.
The stolen goods were booked in the police register, while the live tortoise was handed over to officials of the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism to be released back into the wild.
The latest discovery of a live tortoise brings to three the total number of tortoises found in Oshakati in less than a week.
The police did not reveal the Christian denomination of the pastor.
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