Namibia: Nun robbed of N$140 000( Namibian dollar)

The Oshikuku Roman Catholic Mission lost N$140 000 when a nun was robbed on Saturday.

Father Amushembe Erasmus said the nun went to the bank to withdraw cash for several convents in the area when three men and a woman robbed her right in front of the church gate. He said they were glad she was not hurt in the robbery.Erasmus said the nun recognized the robbers after having seen two of them in the bank at Oshakati.

“The one man and the woman were also in the bank when she withdrew the money... so they must have already targeted her,” he said.
Erasmus said the nun did not find it suspicious when she saw the same woman again at a supermarket before taking a taxi back to the mission.After the taxi had dropped the nun at the church gate, the robbers jumped out of another car and grabbed the bag she was carrying.“They robbed her just in front of the churchyard. She screamed but they quickly sped off with the bag that had the money. She is fine.“We went with her earlier to freeze the accounts, as the bag that they grabbed also had some of her documents and account details,” Erasmus said.Erasmus described the incident as very sad, as the nuns feel unsafe now.“At least we have some security guards and dogs,” he said.


from: namibia sun