A suppressed leader recruits rebels from a herbalist in Cabo Delgado

Sheikh Njile North’s death was only confirmed today, despite SAMIM clarifying that it happened a week ago during an operation that destroyed a base he led in Chitama, Nanagada district, bordering Tanzania.

The hostilities also resulted in the deaths of 18 other rebels.

Sheikh was given the registered name of Rajab Awadi Ndanjile, a native of the village of Litinginya on the outskirts of the Nangade district.

“He was the leader of the religious sect of Al-Sunna wa Jama’a,” as SAMIM called the insurgency, considering it “a determining factor in the recruitment and indoctrination of group members.”

“N’jile North is believed to have led a herbalist in her village, where she took the opportunity to persuade ordinary citizens to rebel against the government of Mozambique,” ​​SAMIM said in a statement.

The mission states that the sheikh “was involved in organizing the first attack. [da insurgência] Mosimboa da Praia, 5 October 2017 “Tuesday turns four years old – in addition to” subsequent terrorist attacks in villages, abductions of women and children who were later turned into terrorist fighters. “

The province of Cabo Delgado is rich in natural gas, but terrorized by armed insurgents, with some attacks claimed by the Islamic State extremist group.

According to the ACLED Conflict Registration Project, more than 3,100 people have already died as a result of the conflict, and according to the Mozambican authorities, more than 817,000 people have been displaced.

Since July, an offensive by Rwandan-backed government forces, later joined by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), has improved security by returning several areas with a rebel presence, namely the city of Mosimboa da Praia, which had been under occupation since July. August 2020.

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