Ohangwena governor Usko Nghaamwa is not happy that an unknown number of graves of fallen Swapo combatants are neglected and forgotten, while some people who helped freedom fighters during difficult times are still not recognised as war veterans.
Nghaamwa said this on Tuesday during the visit to the site of a mass grave of Plan combatants who died in clashes with the counter-insurgency unit of the then South West African police (Koevoet) in April 1989 in the Onghwiyu village, Oshikunde constituency.
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