Abdul Nondo campaigned in the west of the country before traveling to Dar es Salaam [ACT Wazalendo]
Police in Tanzania are investigating the reported kidnapping of opposition youth leader Abdul Nondo.
The ACT Wazalendo party said Nondo was kidnapped by unknown assailants from a bus station in the capital Dar es Salaam.
Police confirmed that a man was taken from the bus station in the early hours of Sunday by two people driving a white four-wheel drive vehicle.
While the identity of the victim has yet to be officially confirmed, police said the kidnapped man left behind a bag containing items believed to belong to the youth leader.
This incident follows the kidnapping and murder of a senior leader of the main opposition party in September.
In that case, Ali Mohamed Kibao of Chadema was taken from a bus, beaten and then doused with acid. President Samia Suluhu Hassan denounced the incident and called for an investigation into the killing.
On Sunday, ACT Wazalendo said Nondo was snatched minutes after he arrived from the western region of the country where he had campaigned for the party’s candidates in the recent local government elections.
The party has expressed its concerns and called for immediate action. The motive behind the kidnapping is unclear.
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