Why Rufiji residents are reluctant to cooperate over murders
Police stand at guard besides the caskets containing the remains of eight police officers shot dead in April by assailants during an ambush of their patrol vehicle. Photo| The Citizen Reporter
What you need to know:
Investigations by The Citizen following the chilling murders of mostly local village leaders in Mukuranga, Kibiti, Kilwa and Rufiji districts paint a picture of a scared people who have retreated to their own shells in shock of the nightmare they have been subjected to in the operation to flush out the assailants.
Many of the residents interviewed are accusing the police of brutality, excessive use of force and harassment of innocent people as they hunt down individuals believed to be responsible for the killings that have shocked the nation and left many unanswered questions over the real motive of their perpetrators.
