While they were at the top, four members of the NSB’s Resilience Department (WA), dressed in black uniforms, cycled past. Cries of “Traitors! Dirty NSB members!” rang out from the tower. One of the WA members then went to the local WA ensign instructor. Following this, the sexton’s wife was ordered to lock the door to the tower. Two days later, the children were summoned to report to the police station in Didam.
Lenie and Dorrie Gademan, two of the children involved in the incident, still recall it vividly. “When we tried to go back down, we couldn’t get out. The door to the tower was locked. Panic broke out, we became nervous and frightened. Several children started crying or shouting. We realised the police were involved and thought we might end up in prison.” However, this did not happen. The children stuck together and refused to betray one another. They played dumb, with the support of the sexton and his wife. What happened to the official report remains unknown.