President Samia Soluhu Hassan says she won't tolerate such 'brutal acts'.
Tanzania's Presdident Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who was kidnapped, beaten and doused with acid.
The post-mortem found that Mr Kibao had been “severely beaten and had acid poured on his face,” party chairman Freeman Mbowe told AFP.“I have ordered the investigation agencies to bring me detailed information about this terrible incident and others like this as soon as possible,” she said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.Mr Kibao's killing comes amid concern by the opposition and rights groups of a clampdown on political activity.
Mr Kibao was a retired military intelligence officer and joined Chadema in 2008. He will be buried on Monday in the Darigube district of Tanga city.
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