Chad: residents of N'Djamena denounce increased insecurity

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For several months, cases of assaults and assassinations have multiplied in the capital. If the authorities want to be reassuring and have arrested several suspects, the Ndjamenois still denounce an increase in insecurity.

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With our correspondent in Ndjamena, Aurélie Bazzara-Kibangula

The usually busy streets of the 7th arrondissement are now quiet. In less than a month, two bodies of women were found lifeless and raped. A shock for Koubra, 17 years old. " I'm afraid of being massacred too. I was walking around here and now, I don't do it anymore. "

Same concern for Mila, a bag of vegetables in her arms. “ I do my shopping during the day. I can't go out after 7 p.m. I'm afraid because it happened twice in the same area. "

A little further, Alexis, living in the neighborhood, denounces the lack of police patrols. “ The police should do the patrol work in the neighborhoods. Let her go deep into the neighborhoods, not stay on the tar with their vehicles . "

However, the authorities assure that daily patrols are carried out in the streets of the capital. Paul Manga, the police spokesperson, also calls for everyone's vigilance. “ We ask for the cooperation of the population. These thugs do not fall from the sky, they live in concessions. And if each concession owner made an effort to find out who lives in their home, I think there would be a reduction in insecurity. "

Chad has around 11,000 police officers for 15 million inhabitants, explains a security source. Insufficient numbers, she said, to maintain a climate of security in the city.

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