Namibia: Namdia diamond heist: Inside job suspected as police investigate N$1-billion theft – News

The police are treating the theft of diamonds worth about N$1 billion at Namib Desert Diamonds (Namdia) in Windhoek on Saturday as an inside job.

The heist claimed the lives of Namdia security chief Francis Eiseb and suspect Max Endjala.

Sources yesterday revealed the estimated value of the stolen diamonds to The Namibian.

Deputy inspector general Elias Mutota yesterday confirmed that one of the detained suspects is a security officer at Namdia.

“We believe the one suspect…