On the 13th of the current month in 2025,
residents of Macomia district, in Cabo Delgado province, held a protest around
9 a.m. demanding the release of two young men detained by the Mozambican
police.
The young men were arrested under different
circumstances. One of them was accused of carrying out illegal electrical
connections in several neighborhoods of Macomia. The situation quickly
escalated, with many residents fleeing into the bush in fear, as gunshots were
reportedly fired.
The second young man was identified by
police as the main instigator of the protest. Despite the arrests, the crowd
refused to disperse without the release of both detainees, prompting police to
fire warning shots. Only then did the demonstrators leave the District Command
premises.
The following day, Rwandan soldiers met
with community members to investigate the incident. After hearing their
accounts, the soldiers asked whether the young men had been released.
“Upon learning that the two were still in
police custody, the Rwandan forces went to the Macomia District Command where
most of the Mozambican forces are based to demand their release”, Mozanorte was
told by a good source. BP
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