‘Mozambique riot officers arrested for policeman’s murder’

MAPUTO-(MaraviPost)-Two members of Mozambique’s riot police have been arrested for the murder of a police officer in the northern city of Nampula, according to the newspaper O Pais.

Selemane Momade Hassane was shot in the chest when he was outside his house on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 the paper adds.

It says that he was parking his car but the riot police allegedly intercepted him at his gate.

BBC understands that it goes on to say that he brought out his wife and son to vouch that he lived there.

He was reportedly shot and went in the car with his son to the hospital but died before arriving.

An investigation into the murder has started, a spokesperson for the Nampula Provincial Police Command Dercio Samuel is quoted as saying in O Pais.

O Pais quotes a colleague as describing Mr Hassane’s death as “inexplicable”.

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.