Mozambique: Insurgents attack again – Carta

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Mozambique: Insurgents attack again – Carta

7:28 CAT | 10 Mar 2020

Map of Cabo Delgado Districts

Another armed attack was carried out by the group that terrorises the districts in the central and northern zones of Cabo Delgado province, ‘Carta de Moçambique’ reports. This time, the target was Nkonga village in Nangade district, where the malefactors killed four people and burned down 30 homes. This raid took place last Wednesday.

According to ‘Carta de Moçambique’ sources, the attack occurred between 5 and 6 p.m., resulting also in the displacement of the population to the headquarters village of the Administrative Post of Ntamba, in that same district of the Makonde plateau.

This Sunday, the insurgents attacked two vehicles belonging to Bangladeshi citizens who have, for four years, been engaged in trade in Macomia district. According to sources, these attacks took place on the section between the Nangololo village and the ADPP / 19 de Outubro intersection, on National Road No. 380, having forced the “reactivation” of military escorts in that area during the afternoon.

The first attack took place at about 5:00 a.m. on Sunday and targeted a truck. The second attack, at around 2:00 p.m., targeted an open box light vehicle. The latter transported the owners of the previously attacked truck, on their way to assess the damages of the first attack.

Sources told ‘Carta’ that the two attacks on Sunday resulted in the injury of four persons, in addition to major material damage. The truck is said to have caught fire in the cabin and the light vehicle is damaged.

It should be noted that the President of the Democratic Movement of Mozambique (MDM), Daviz Simango, advocated, this weekend, that the Government should declare a state of war in the province of Cabo Delgado, to mobilise aid against armed groups in the region. More than 350 people are reported dead, victims of the attacks in Cabo Delgado, among members of the Defence and Security Forces (FDS), members of the armed group and civilians. There are also reports of more than 156,400 people affected by loss of property or forced to abandon their homes and land in search of safe places.

Source: Carta de Moçambique