Maputo 2 Feb (AIM) – Islamist terrorists on Thursday killed two people, at the headquarters of the Chai administrative post, in Macomia district, in the northern Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado.
In addition to the two murders, according to the Portuguese News Agency (Lusa), citing local sources, the terrorists also kidnapped one person.
“They took us by surprise. The terrorists came and killed two people and kidnapped another”, said a source from the district capital, Macomia town, adding that “lately, the Chai post has suffered many attacks and raids by terrorists.”
At the beginning of January, the rebels attacked that administrative post, where they destroyed and looted people’s crops in agricultural fields.
“I lost food because of the terrorists. They got into our fields and spoilt the crops. I’ll only go to Chai again, if the authorities allow it, otherwise I’d rather starve here in Macomia”, said another source.
Located on the N380 national road, one of the few paved roads in the region, linking to the northern districts of Cabo Delgado, the Chai administrative post has two military positions, held by Mozambican forces and by their allies from Rwanda.
On Tuesday, the terrorists killed two members of the local militia in an attack in Mecufi district, after they launched an ambush, at about 16.00, against members of the Mozambican Defense and Security Forces who were on patrol in four vehicles.
Last weekend, they attacked the village of Pulo, in Metuge district, murdering two people who were working on their fields, and then they captured one person who managed to escape after being mistreated.
Cabo Delgado province has been plagued by terrorist attacks since 2017, which have led to a Mozambican military response since July 2021, with support from Rwanda and Military Mission in Mozambique of the Southern African Development Community (SAMIM).
The conflict has already displaced one million people, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and caused around 4,000 deaths, according to the ACLED conflict registration project.
(AIM)
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