Dr Ackson described the situation as
worrisome and wanted the government to give a detailed explanation on
the happenings. She was particularly referring to the beheading of eight
people at Kibatini in Amboni area near Tanga City.
Mr Kangi Lugola (Mwibara - CCM), asked
for the Speaker’s guidance, demanding explanation from the government on
the loss of innocent souls, the episode he described as pure terrorism.
“The Amboni killings have all the
indicators of terrorism,” charged Mr Lugola, citing the confiscation of
food from the victims as a sign of terrorism.
In response, the Chief Whip, Ms Jenista
Mhagama, informed the House that the Deputy Minister for Home Affairs,
Mr Masauni Yussuf Masauni, was leading a high powered delegation to
assess the situation at the scene of the crime, pleading for more time
before the government comes up with a full report.
“Let us give the government ample time
to complete the job … this issue is too sensitive to rush at issuing
half-backed statements, which can mislead the public,” said Ms Mhagama,
who is also the Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office,
Policy, Parliamentary Affairs, Labour, Employment, Youth and People with
Disabilities. Dr Ackson granted the government’s request, asking for
the MPs’ patience on the matter.
The killings took place in the post-midnight hours of Monday as killers invaded one house after another for an unknown motive.
The killers reportedly disappeared into
the nearby Amboni Forest, taking with them biscuits and bags of rice
they stole from a shop there. Police in the region have vowed to pursue
the killers in a 24-hour operation daily until all the slaughterers are
arrested and taken to court to answer murder charges.
Meanwhile, ANNA MAKANGE reports from
Tanga that some residents of Kibatini Division, Mleni street, Mzizima
Ward in Tanga are abandoning their homes following increased attacks,
robberies and killings in the area.
Mzizima Councillor Frederick Charles
Chiluba made the remarks yesterday when briefing journalists following
up the recent killings of eight people by unknown assailants in the
area.
Mr Chiluba said despite the assurance by
the Tanga Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Martin Shigela, that security
had been beefed up by police and Tanzania People’s Defence Forces (TPDF)
soldiers who will be conducting patrols in Kibatini and Amboni caves,
the residents still feared for their lives.
“Despite the promised security in the area, there are still incidents of crime.
For instance, three weeks ago in
Kibatini, unknown people slaughtered two goats, 40 chickens and one cow.
But what is more worrying is the recent incidents in which eight people
were brutally murdered,” he observed.
In a new development, the Deputy
Minister for Home Affairs, Mr Masauni Yussuf Masauni, led hundreds of
Tanga residents and government officials, including the
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Ernest Mangu and Chief of Defence
Forces, General Davis Mwamunyange, in the burial of victims of the
Amboni attack.
The deceased include a member of Mleni
Street local government, Issa Hussein (50), Mkola Hussein (40) and
Hamisi Issa (20), son to the local government member and Salum Adamu, a
cattle header.
The burial took place at Msambweni and
Kibatini areas. On behalf of the government, speaking during the burial,
Mr Masauni appealed to the families who lost their beloved ones to be
patient as the government will investigate and bring to book those
involved in the gruesome killings
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