Africa-Press – Angola. The recovery of 51 heads of autochthonous cattle, of the 219 stolen, in the first half of this year, in the municipalities of Chibia, Gambos, Lubango and Quilengues, province of Huíla, has already calmed the spirits of dozens of traditional breeders who complain of constant robberies. from village corrals.
The traditional authority of the commune of Jau, Fernando Cangangala, who recognized the commitment of the National Police and other security bodies, considered it necessary “to carry out with some urgency routine campaigns to collect weapons and other blunt objects in the communes and villages” .
Fernando Cangangala informed that there are still some robbers who continue to use firearms during robberies, mainly in the shantytowns where the criminals know about the existence of a certain organization of the shepherds and landowners. “Sometimes robbers, in addition to machetes and sledgehammers, use one or two weapons to discourage any reaction from the shepherds,” he said.
Breeder Joaquim Ndenelepo said that some cattle and goats, after completing the theft, are grazed as far as Huambo, Benguela, Cuanza- Sul and Luanda, mainly. “Some animals sold in the markets of Benguela and Luanda are stolen here in the South Region”.
For Joaquim Ndenelepo, the veterinary services and the National Police, in addition to reinforcing security, should start to require the health card and other documents that justify the origin of the animals to improve the control of cattle movement and contain the wave of theft.
However, the traditional authorities and cattle and goat breeders encouraged the security agencies and municipal administrators to continue with actions aimed at increasingly containing the wave of robberies, especially in the most remote locations.
It was at the 1st Council of Commanders of the National Police (PN) held yesterday, at the headquarters of the municipality of Chibia, that Commissioner Divaldo Martins guaranteed that the fight against any crime that disturbs the population, including those in the most remote areas, remains a priority. of the corporation.
According to the commander, another situation that is worrying the authorities and the Huilas is the constant assaults on motorcycle taxi drivers on public roads and beyond, with 90 crimes of the kind recorded in the period in question, some involving murder. “Some robberies took place in the middle of the activity, where passengers use firearms”.
The data on crime and road accidents for the 1st semester attest to a reduction of 299 crimes, compared to the same period in 2021, with a record of a criminal rate of 63.9 crimes per 100,000 inhabitants.
In view of the actions of the corporation, 83 firearms, 575 meters of electrical cables, 617 kilograms of cannabis, 84 bottles of butane gas, 57 motorcycles, 49 computers, 38 cell phones, 33 precious stones (diamonds) and other goods were seized and recovered. .
The data on road accidents indicate a reduction of 74 accidents since in the I Semester of 2021, there were 622.
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