Fear, insecurity and revolt is the feeling experienced in Luanda due to the latest recorded crime incidents. The population defends more actions by the Police who, in turn, say there is no reason to be scared. Experts are calling for a better definition and balance of public policies to discourage young people from embarking on a path to crime.
The latest cases of violent crimes have created fear and a feeling of insecurity among citizens in Luanda who are calling for urgent measures to restore public tranquility and order. The situation is even more critical due to the way in which these crimes are being committed, using firearms and other blunt means that, when they do not kill, leave irreparable damage.
The death of sociologist Laurindo Vieira, last week, was one of the most flagrant cases that caused a national commotion judging by the way and place in which the crime was committed, in the Patriota area, municipality of Talatona, in broad daylight, with gunshots of firearm. However, in addition to this case, Luanda residents still remember the incident at the end of December, in which two citizens were shot while leaving a bank, also in the same neighborhood.
The crime occurred in the Adriano Moreira neighborhood, urban district of Hoji-Ya-Henda, inside the victim’s home, when she was alone and sleeping. The men broke through the roof and entered the residence. One of the accused searched the victim’s kitchen until he managed to retrieve a knife, which was used to stab him.
Still in the same month, members of the Criminal Investigation Service (SIC) arrested, in Luanda, four men, aged between 18 and 32, on suspicion of having shot dead a 35-year-old citizen inside the city. your residence. The crime occurred on the 11th, around midnight, on Comandante Bula street, Sonef neighborhood, Kima Kieza Urban District, Cazenga municipality.
In June, a 24-year-old young man, who worked as a mini-bus driver in Cacuaco, was shot dead by an as yet unidentified individual, while traveling from Vila de Cacuaco to the Sequele bypass. In April, a 57-year-old citizen named Sebastiana de Fátima Neto, resident of the urban district of Maianga, was killed with an ax by her own godmother, and then set the place on fire to erase evidence of the crime. .
