Horror in Mozambique: Jihadists beheaded six people – They killed a nun with a bullet to the head

A horrible event took place in Mozambiqueas jihadists they beheaded at least six people, while with a bullet to the head they killed a nun and according to the authorities the incident took place in the province of Nabula.

As Reuters reported, President Filipe Nyusi, speaking from the resort of Xai-Xai, north of the capital Maputo, said the rebels were killing anyone in their path as they tried to escape a force made up of Mozambican, Rwandan and of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

The jihadists operate mainly in the Cabo Delgado province of northern Mozambique. Thousands of people have been killed since violent clashes erupted in 2017, halting the development of multibillion-dollar gas extraction projects in the region.

“On September 6, as a result of terrorist attacks, six civilians were beheaded, three were kidnapped, six terrorists were arrested and dozens of houses were set on fire in Erati and Memba districts of Nabula,” Nyusi said.

According to local media reports, confirmed by an official in Nabula province, an 83-year-old Italian nun was shot and killed on Tuesday night in the town of Nacala. Two other missionaries managed to escape. The situation in the region is alarming, he added.

Portuguese news agency Lusa reported that the nun, who was shot in the head, belonged to the order of the Missionary Brothers of Componi and had been working in Mozambique since 1963.