Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has condemned the brutal killing of a senior member of the primary opposition celebration, Chadema, who was kidnapped, crushed and had acid thrown at him.
Mohamed Ali Kibao, 69, was forcibly faraway from a bus on Friday as he was touring from the nation’s largest metropolis, Dar es Salaam, to his hometown of Tanga by suspected safety personnel . His physique was discovered within the seaside district of Yunior in Dar es Salaam, native media reported.
Celebration chairman Freeman Mbo instructed AFP that an post-mortem discovered Mr Kibao had been “severely crushed and had acid thrown in his face”.
President Samia condemned these “barbaric acts” and known as for an investigation into the murders.
“I’ve ordered the investigative businesses to supply me with particulars of this horrific incident and different related incidents as quickly as attainable,” she posted on X, previously often known as Twitter.
“Our nation is a democracy and each citizen has the fitting to reside,” she added.
The US Embassy in Tanzania mentioned it supported an “impartial, clear and expeditious investigation” into Mr Kibo’s killing.
Mr Kibo’s killing comes as opposition and human rights teams concern a crackdown on political exercise.
“We can’t enable our individuals to proceed to vanish or be killed like this. The lives of Chadema leaders are presently at risk,” Mr Mbau instructed AFP.
Mr. Kibao is a retired army intelligence officer who joined Chadema in 2008.
Mr Kibao’s killing sparked widespread condemnation throughout Tanzania, with many demanding the federal government take motion over reviews that a number of different individuals had been kidnapped and killed.
“Homicide and disappearance, in addition to final month’s detentions, beatings and pre-election disenfranchisement of residents, haven’t any place in a democracy,” the US Embassy in Tanzania mentioned.
Final month Chadema senior chief, Mr Mbowe and his deputy Tundu Lissu arrested after they tried to carry a youth rally.
Police banned the rally, saying it was aimed toward sparking violence.
July, An artist has been accused of burning an effigy of President Samia and sentenced to 2 years in jail.
Many concern Tanzania might return to the repressive rule of late President John Magufuli, regardless that his successor, Ms Samia, has lifted a ban on opposition rallies and pledged to return to aggressive politics.
In August, Human Rights Watch mentioned a rise in arrests of opposition activists was a “unhealthy signal” because the 2025 presidential election approaches.
