Alleged abortion pill dealer caught Andreas Nakemba was arrested in a sting operation in Walvis Bay on Sunday and charged with possession of pills which could possibly be used to bring about an abortion. He appeared before Magistrate Eden Iyambo and the matter was postponed to November 10 for further investigation. Bail was set at N$7 000.
Nakemba was ordered not to leave the district of Walvis Bay without notifying the investigating officer.
Public Prosecutor Faith Nyaungwa told the court that time was needed to conduct laboratory tests results and to assess which Act to charge Nakemba under. The State is considering adding further charges.
“Fifty-two tablets were recovered, hence 52 babies stood to have died,” she argued.
The police responded to a social media post in which Nakemba advertised the abortion pill Cytotec for sale at N$500 each.
“Abortion pills for sale. Don’t stress yourself, we will help you. We deliver the same day in any town in Namibia. It is safe and pain free,” reads the post, which also gave a cellphone number.
The police arranged a transaction. Nakemba turned up at a bar in Kuisebmond and was arrested after 52 tablets were found on him.
OTIS FINCK