Tanzania’s President 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.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Mohamed Ali Kibao, 69, was forced off a bus by suspected security agents while travelling from the country’s biggest city, Dar es Salaam, to his hometown Tanga.<\/p>\n
The post-mortem found that Mr Kibao had been \u201cseverely beaten and had acid poured on his face\u201d, party chairman Freeman Mbowe told the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n
His death comes amid concern by the opposition and rights groups of a clampdown on political activity.<\/p>\n
President Samia condemned the \u201cbrutal acts\u201d and called for an investigation into the murder.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have ordered the investigation agencies to bring me detailed information about this terrible incident and others like this as soon as possible,\u201d she said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur country is a democracy, and every citizen has the right to live,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Hundreds turned out for Mr Kibao’s funeral in Tanga, where people called for Home Affairs Minister Hamad Masauni to step down as he tried to address the mourners.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is the government? People are being abducted and [there is] no action. Minister Masauni resign, resign, resign,\u201c they shouted.<\/p>\n
Mr Mbowe, who was also at the funeral, intervened, urging the crowd to allow the minister to complete his speech.<\/p>\n