Warrant Officer Andreas Halwoodi of Okongo police station is accusing the Headman of Oshitishiwa village, Phillipus Haihonya, of corruption, abuse of power, favouritism and obstructing the course of justice after he over-ruled a decision of the traditional court which went against his son in-law, Andreas Amweelo.

Halwoodi is embroiled in a dispute with Amweelo over the ownership of a heifer. A hearing on the matter made up of 15 headmen was conducted on 4 September 2010, under the chairmanship of Simon Nambidja. The hearing was held on Haihonya’s invitation at his homestead, but he later turned against its verdict.

Halwoodi is aggrieved by the fact that despite overwhelming evidence that the disputed cow belongs to him, the headman is refusing to release his heifer, because he is not happy with the court decision against his son in-law. In what appears to be a conflict of interest headman Haihonya and his daughter, Abia, who has two children with Amweelo, are deeply involved in the dispute. They are coordinating the arrangements for traditional hearings, but have apparently also overruled any decision by the court which is not in favour of Amweelo.
Informanté has seen two letters, dated 4 September 2010 and 22 May 2010, written by Abia on the instruction of her father, dealing with the disputed cow.
To prove ownership of the disputed cow Halwoodi forked out N$450 for the DNA test, which was applied for through the Veterinary Services of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry. The test was conducted at the University of Pretoria in South Africa on 4 January 2011 and indicated that the cow belongs to him.
Before sending samples for DNA testing, Halwoodi had already opened a criminal case against Amweelo, who is due to appear before court on 2 July 2012. Halwoodi is also unhappy about a letter written by Andreas Nuule, the Secretary of Onalusheshete District, under which Oshitishiwa village resides. The letter, in which Halwoodi is accused of unbecoming behavior, is dated 18 August 2010 and was addressed to the Regional Commander of Ohangwena Region and copied to the King of the Ondonga and the Inspector General of the Namibian Police. Nuule commented that he wrote the letter after receiving complaints from Haihonya and he wanted Halwoodi to respect the standing rules and procedures of the traditional authority. Regarding the alleged abusive behavior of Haihonya, Nuule said he will deal with him on another platform within Ondonga Traditional Authority. Neither Haihonya, Abia or Amweelo could be reached at the numbers provided to Informanté.