The Police of the Republic of Mozambique (PRM) yesterday denied reports of a kidnapping on Tuesday morning at the Estrela Vermelha market in the Alto Maé neighborhood of Maputo City. According to the spokesperson for the PRM in Maputo City, Marta Pereira, the case reported as a kidnapping or suspected kidnapping was in fact an arrest....
Seven citizens, including two PRM officers, have been arrested on charges of kidnapping and murdering an Indian national in the Chókwè district of Gaza province. The kidnapping took place on March 3 in the town of Chókwè, and the victim's death was triggered days later,...
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...