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Since her arrival in Mozambique, Sister Aparecida has seen no other scenario in Cabo Delgado than this one, which has persisted for four years: under attack. The nun landed in the northeastern province of Mozambique in 2017. She tells JN what she has lived there.
“At first they were small attacks, in more rural areas. In the last two years they have intensified and invaded districts where there is now no one, such as Mocímboa, Muidumbe, Macomi and Quissanga,” describes the 40-year-old. -An old Brazilian, trained in Psychology, is now integrated into the diocese of Pemba.
Of the 17 districts of Cabo Delgado, nine were attacked. The reports are painful: “People saw the whole family beheaded, tortured.” There are many traumas left by the encounter with the aggressors, says Sister Aparecida. “When they enter the villages, it is always to kill.”
Remember a woman with whom the insurgents killed the whole family. She was saved, as were her six grandchildren. They fled. On the way, one of the children died. “When she got to the camp, she was so traumatized that she was deaf and blind.” It was psychological.
Orphan groups
The issue of hunger is also serious. Jihadists control one of the main roads, making it difficult to transport food.
Resettling the children has been another great challenge. “Many have lost their documents, they don’t know about the family. Many of them have fled alone, through the forest, and have managed to reach the city. Most of the displaced are women and children.”
Sister Aparecida saw a group of 40 children arrive alone in Pemba.
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