The National Criminal Investigation Service (SERNIC) deactivated five captives and returned 13 kidnap victims to their families last year. The figures, according to "Notícias", were announced yesterday by the Minister of the Interior, Pascoal Ronda, on the occasion of SERNIC's 8th anniversary. Ronda also said that seven...
Another businessman of Asian origin by the name of Nurani Gulamo was kidnapped this morning in the city of Matola, Maputo province. According to witnesses heard at the scene, the businessman was kidnapped by four individuals armed with firearms as he was leaving his home to go to work. The kidnappers were transported...
The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) confirmed the kidnapping of a Portuguese businessman working in the construction sector, which took place yesterday afternoon (29), on Avenida Armando Tivane, in the Polana neighborhood, in the city of Maputo. In an AIM publication, the PRM spokesman in Maputo city, Leonel Muchina, assured...
A 52-year-old Portuguese businessman was kidnapped at around 12 noon today in the city of Maputo. The kidnapping took place on Avenida Armando Tivane, in the Polana neighborhood, while the victim was preparing to enter a high-rise building near his home, according to reliable sources. Five armed men...
The police of the Republic of Mozambique foiled an attempted kidnapping in the town of Xsai-Xai, Gaza province, after a chase. The three kidnappers, one of whom has now been arrested, broke into a house, tied up the owner and demanded a ransom. According to the victim's wife, her husband was physically assaulted and tied up, and "told that...
South African police have arrested five Mozambicans, aged between 19 and 40, accused of murder and kidnapping a municipal manager in Mpumalanga province, northeast South Africa. According to a report in the newspaper "O País", quoting a statement from the South African Police, the 64-year-old victim was...
Two individuals accused of trying to kidnap a 34-year-old Mozambican citizen are being held in cells at the 18th PRM police station in Maputo city. According to the newspaper "O País", the crime took place on Saturday morning, at stop 007, in the airport district, when the two accused...
South African police action against organized crime resulted in the rescue, in about 24 hours, of a Mozambican citizen who had been kidnapped on Thursday in Gauteng province. The police also managed to arrest two individuals who, according to family sources quoted by Notícias, are South African police officers from the...
The phenomenon of kidnappings, which has plagued Mozambique for more than a decade, has already taken on alarming proportions. But this has not led to energetic action on the part of state institutions to combat the crimes. In fact, it seems certain that high-ranking people are involved in the kidnapping syndicates and...
A few days ago, the Maputo City Court sentenced three defendants to 30 years in prison for their involvement in the kidnapping of a 56-year-old Mozambican citizen. According to a report in the newspaper Notícias, the court also handed down a sentence in the case, which took place in July 2023...