
“The kidnapping occurred around 6:00 AM [5:00 AM in Lisbon],” Hilário Lole, spokesperson for the Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic) in Maputo, told Lusa.
According to the police, the Portuguese national, who also holds Mozambican citizenship, was approached on Zedequias Manganhela Avenue by six individuals armed with AKM type firearms and pistols. He was forcibly taken into an unlicensed vehicle.