Tanzania, Mozambique sign MoU in curbing terrorism, drugs trafficking

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Tanzania, Mozambique sign MoU in curbing terrorism, drugs trafficking

10:24 CAT | 16 Jan 2018

“If you hide in Rwanda, Congo, Burundi and Mozambique, you are not safe.... we are working together and we share intelligence information. Africa is one and we are cooperating with our colleagues in the rest of East Africa and Africa simply because we want people to live peacefully,” Tanzania's IGP Sirro said.

The Inspectors General of Police (IGP) from Tanzania and Mozambique, Simon Sirro and Bernardino Rafael, signed the document yesterday in Dar es Salaam.

Tanzania and Mozambique police forces have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two sides cooperating in curbing terrorism, drugs trafficking and other cross-border crimes in East Africa and neighbouring countries.

The Inspectors General of Police (IGP) from Tanzania and Mozambique, Simon Sirro and Bernardino Rafael, signed the document yesterday at the Ministry of Home Affairs offices in Dar es Salaam, which provides for an exchange of intelligence information to safeguard the interest of both parties.

Before putting ink on paper, IGP Sirro revealed to reporters that, after operations carried out by the Tanzania Police Force in Ikwiriri, Kibiti (Coast Region) and some parts of Mtwara Region prompted by indiscriminate killings, some perpetrators had crossed over to neigbouring Mozambique.

“If they crossed the border to our neighbours, it doesn’t mean we are safe, we have to work with our counterparts from Mozambique to deal with these criminals,” IGP Sirro emphasised.

He noted that there was a report to the effect that four people allegedly linked to the violence in Coast Region and crossed the border, had been killed in Mozambique, saying since East Africa and neighbouring countries were committed on fighting all forms of crime, it was difficult for the perpetrators to hide in any of those countries without being arrested.

“If you hide in Rwanda, Congo, Burundi and Mozambique, you are not safe…. we are working together and we share intelligence information. Africa is one and we are cooperating with our colleagues in the rest of East Africa and Africa simply because we want people to live peacefully,” IGP Sirro said.

Source: Azania Post