Mozambique: Chapo Calls for Voluntary Surrender of Illegal Firearms Before December Deadline
Speaking in Manhiça district, southern Mozambican province of Maputo province, at the closing ceremony of the 20th training course for the Mozambican Police Special Operations and Reserve Units, citizens who voluntarily surrender firearms, under Operation Amnesty Two, would not be questioned, punished or detained.
Chapo, as Commander-in-Chief of the Defence and Security Forces (FDS), also called on police officers to demonstrate discipline, professionalism and respect for the law in maintaining public order and security.
Regarding security conditions in the northern province of Cabo Delgado, which has been plagued by islamist terrorism since 2017, Chapo said " the situation had improved compared with two years ago thanks to the efforts of the Mozambican Defence and Security Forces, troops from Rwanda and Tanzania in combating terrorism.
This is a summary of the original articles listed below. Always read the source articles for the full context. GhanaSummary does not create or modify the news — we summarise and link to original publishers.
