An unidentified man allegedly shot himself at Onhuno roadblock in the Ohangwena region on Saturday afternoon, after traffic officers had stopped his vehicle.

According to Ohangwena regional crime investigation coordinator deputy commissioner Zacharia Amakali, the man was stopped after he allegedly shot and dumped his passenger near the roadblock, situated close to Helao Nafidi.

It is not clear whether the suspect and the passenger are alive and how they are related, as Amakali said he was waiting for a full report from his colleagues on the scene.