Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Amina Aouadi
Published on 2024-04-09 12:31:32
Sidi Bel Abbès, April 9, 2024 – Monday evening, just before iftar, investigators discovered three bodies buried in a farm located at the entrance of the commune of Mestfa Ben Brahim, 30 km east of Sidi Bel Abbès.
This macabre discovery comes a few days after citizens reported the disappearance of their relatives, which occurred at regular intervals and under mysterious circumstances.
According to well-informed local sources, the victims would have been lured to the place called “Ferme El Abbad” at different times by members of a gang specializing in the theft of luxury cars. They would then have been killed upon their arrival at the farm, after being “lured by the offer of transportation to other distant wilayas.”
The victims were “active individuals” on a well-known carpooling application.
Investigators were able to locate the three bodies after tracking the movements of one of the suspects and arresting him. During the search of the farm, a member of the security forces noticed a hand sticking out of the mounds of earth covering the bodies.
The Sidi Bel Abbès gang exposed: Three suspects in custody, the investigation promises shocking revelations
During the night from Monday to Tuesday, security services apprehended three suspects involved in this heinous crime that shook the region in the middle of the month of Ramadan, just before Eid El Fitr. Among the suspects are two individuals from the town of Sfisef, 39 km east of Sidi Bel Abbès, including a jeweler.
The thorough investigation, carried out under the direct supervision of the civil, judicial, and security authorities of the province, is ongoing and should reveal sordid details and perhaps surprises in the coming hours.
The identity of two of the victims, from Sidi Bel Abbès, has been established by investigators, while the identification of the third is ongoing.
This atrocious crime, committed in the middle of the month of Ramadan and on the eve of Eid El Fitr, has caused a strong emotion among the population of the province of Sidi Bel Abbès and the surrounding regions. The continuation of the investigation will shed light on this case and bring the perpetrators to justice.
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