Clarification on the circumstances of the disappearance of Mozambican journalist Ibraimo Mbaruco remains static. The journalist went missing under strange circumstances at the peak of the terrorist attacks in northern Mozambique.
"Surrounded by soldiers..."
These are the last words heard from Mozambican journalist Ibraimo Abú Mbaruco before he went missing in Cabo Delgado, two years ago today.
We continue to ask: #WhereIsIbraimo?
#IbraimoMbarucohttps://t.co/gHY1Ow9ize pic.twitter.com/JlASAIHczL
- Committee to Protect Journalists (@pressfreedom) April 7, 2022
Ibrahimo Mbaruco was kidnapped around 7 pm on April 07, 2020, two years ago, in Palma district, Cabo Delgado province.
The journalist managed to tell colleagues by text message that he was "surrounded by soldiers," but since then, the authorities have heard nothing more.
Yesterday - April 7 - was 2 years since Ibraimo Mbaruco went missing in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, @pressfreedom reminds us: https://t.co/rOSbJZZpGX @angelaquintal @MISARegional @freepress @kubatana
- IFEX (@IFEX) April 8, 2022
Since his abduction, the authorities have not yet pronounced on his whereabouts, which seem to be getting lost in the dust of oblivion. The president of MISA-Mozambique questions the "inaction" of the authorities.
#Mozambique: It has been a year since journalist Ibraimo Mbaruco was disappeared. His last known words : 'I am surrounded by soldiers'. We continue to ask #WhereIsIbraimo? His family deserves to know. #PressFreedom https://t.co/j8c2fA3hde
- SouthernAfricaIUSA (@SoAfricaIUSA) April 7, 2021
In an interview, Fernando Gonçalves, president of MISA-Mozambique, questions the lack of any official information about the journalist's whereabouts. Find out more...
Read the interview here.