Renamo delegate dies in hail of gunfire . Nampula province, Mozambique

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Renamo delegate dies in hail of gunfire . Nampula province, Mozambique

12:28 CAT | 19 Oct 2016

Renamo district political delegate for Ribáuè and member of the Provincial Assembly in Nampula, Floris Victor Armando, was shot dead by unknown individuals yesterday (Tuesday), along with another party member.

Reports regarding possible motives for the deadly shooting are conflicting, with some sources alleging Armando was involved in illegal mining operations in the Cuirine zone, administrative post of Iapala, in Ribáuè.

Our reporter found that fights in this region are frequent between miners and individuals involved in the sale of minerals, particularly tourmalines, with attacks centred of the control of purchasing and marketing the product of illegal mining to foreign nationals.

Armando’s cousin Salimo Antonio does not deny the Renamo delegate’s involvement in the illegal mining business, but said that he was shot while returning from Lupi, where opposition party were yesterday commemorating the death of André Matchangaiza.

Eyewitnesses say that two individuals in a Toyota Hilux vehicle attacked Armando and his companion, identified as Zeca, who were riding a motorbike on the Cuirine-Ribáuè road near the Matharia river.

Witnesses reported hearing a burst of automatic fire followed by the departure of the vehicle, leaving the Renamo delegate and his companion lying on the ground. Their bodies were later taken to the Ribaué Rural Hospital morgue.

Ribáuè district chief physician Clever Tachiua confirmed the deaths and told our reporter that the death of the two politicians was due to serious injuries in different parts of their bodies caused by projectiles fired by a firearm. Police in Ribáuè set off in pursuit of the perpetrators as soon as the incident was reported.

Source: Wamphula Fax