Mozambique’s Police requests information from Malawian owners of Caphiridzange fuel tanker

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Mozambique’s Police requests information from Malawian owners of Caphiridzange fuel tanker

1:56 CAT | 08 Dec 2016

Domingo (File photo) / The fuel tanker blast in Tete

Following the fuel tanker tragedy in Tete, police authorities say they are intensifying efforts to identify and apprehend those responsible for diverting the truck to the scene of the incident in the village of Caphiridzange, Moatize district. These are the two drivers employed by Malawian company Walkers, the owner of the truck, who have been at large since the accident.

Three weeks after the incident, the foreign company concerned has not yet commented on the matter, resulting in the PRM General Command requesting the Provincial Office of Tete to contact Walkers for clarification on the subject.

The information was imparted on Tuesday by PRM General Command spokesperson Cláudio Langa during a press conference. “Since the Malawian company has not yet commented, we have chosen to deploy other means to get clarification of the tragedy,” Langa said.

A police team led by PRM commander-in-chief Júlio Jane and including several senior officers visited the site of the tragedy in Tete last Thursday. In Caphiridzange, the commander held meetings with the population and community leaders and called for greater vigilance in situations that could compromise public safety and calm. Jane demanded greater action on the fuel theft common in the province, where truck drivers frequently divert from their official routes to sell fuel on the informal market.

Source: O País