Authorities claim that a gang of teenage Maasai people who reside in the Ngorongoro conservation area in northern Tanzania have injured three journalists and one language interpreter.
The BBC was informed by Elibariki Bajuta, the area’s deputy commissioner for conservation, that the attack took place on Tuesday when the journalists were observing how the government was delivering “conservation-based education” to the local populace.
According to Mr. Bajuta, the attack is being investigated, and anybody found responsible will face legal repercussions.
According to him, the injured are receiving medical attention at a hospital in the nearby town of Karatu.
It occurs in the midst of a dispute between the government and certain Maasai community members who opposed the authorities removing them from what they consider to be their ancestral territory that broke out last year.
The authorities have started transferring residents to Tanga’s coastal area, claiming that the region’s ecosystem is at risk due to the rising human population in Ngorongoro.