Opposition parties have expressed fear that the Imbonerakure are being trained as a pro-government militia.[237] In February one Busoni resident told the local Burundian newspaper Iwacu that the groups were engaged in military training at a shooting range known as Yanza in Busoni. He said the group had attempted to recruit him, but that he had refused. CNDD-FDD officials interviewed by Iwacu denied the allegations.[238] The formation of militias is a violation of Burundian law.[239]