Urban terrorism?

The Maputo Provincial Assembly meets in session next week VIII Matola city, and one of the issues that will dominate the attention of the meeting will be the session of questions to the parties Renamo and Frelimo government, on the wave of assaults accompanied by violations sexual and physical abuse caused by flat irons on the outskirts of the city of Matola. In neighborhoods Socimol, Nkobe, Mathlemele, Singatela, San Damasso in Administrative Post Machava and Dlavela, Mapandane, May 1st, and Kongolote Intaka in administrative post Infulene were activated patrols organized by the residents themselves. In these areas, from midnight does not sleep. Men and women wielded with sticks, machetes and other blunt instruments patrol the streets up to 4 hours. According to reports on the ground, on wrongdoers group of two dozen, make yourself be transported by a mini-bus of 18 seats. When they reach the homes of the victims, using levers, force the railings, doors and windows to introduce in homes. Sexually violate the hosts (both women as well as men). Steal and then connect to the mains irons and burn victims, preferably men. Matthew Tomo, head of the Renamo parliamentary group in the provincial assembly, said yesterday on the sidelines of the preparatory meeting of the seventh session of the Provincial Assembly, one of the questions to ask the Government will be the wave of crime that is ravaging the province of Maputo in general, and the city of Matola, in particular.

"There is a group of people is to sow terror in the suburbs of Matola. What is the Government doing to address this issue? "Questioned Tomo. In turn, the head of the Frelimo bench in the provincial assembly, Romao Muthisse, said that when it drew up the program of the VIII session there were no cases of "engomadores", but as is just come to work with the defense forces safety and to reduce the rate. "It is a concern that the Frelimo party has in the suburbs of Matola," he said.Individuals until now lot stormed the residence of a merchant, identified by Jessúb Abdul, 50 years old, in Manhica district, having robbed the house and then murdered the victim. The spokesman of the police command, Pedro Cossa said yesterday the usual press briefing that the miscreants when it introduced the residence demanded the victim to take away money and, minutes later, a shot of evildoers, having shot dead the citizen . "After the miscreants had taken the life of the victim, stole a car and other goods that were in the house." Cossa said the police are working to neutralize the gang and also calls for all surveillance and give your help to locate individuals who perpetrated the crime. Multiply cases of citizens who are assaulted and raped by a group of alleged criminals without the police do something concrete. In several districts around the city of Matola, is that the population is to patrol their own neighborhoods. Pedro Cossa said that the capacity of the state has to offer is the security that is already spread everywhere. However, he said, people evildoers are those who live in a society, the same have to cooperate, the authorities denouncing all criminal acts that occur in neighborhoods. "It is wrong to think that the police alone is that it must discover the whereabouts of the criminals, because criminals live in people's homes. These people have no courage to denounce their relatives to the police, "he said.Cossa denied knowledge of the patrol is to be made by the population in some neighborhoods of Maputo to control criminals who are creating terrorism. Thieves usually go armed with various blunt objects, including firearms.The week ends were registered 144 cases of criminal nature, of which 87 are against property, against 45 individuals and 12 against public order and tranquility. The police questioned and detained individuals in 1471, of which 1339 for violation of the border, illegal immigration and 12 120 in the practice of common crime. From neighboring South Africa, 40 Mozambicans were repatriated, including 18 men, 13 women and nine children. (A. Nhacuahe)