On Sunday July 17, 2022, at 11 a.m., returning from a mission which took them to Tshikapa as part of the implementation of the project to display messages on GBV, Messrs. Kaleb, journalist by profession, and Benoît Bukasa, Coordinator NGO FMMDI field in Kasaï province were stormed at Muila Mbumba by 5 hooded men, speaking the Lingala language mixed with Tshiluba, with weapons in hand.
Once captured, they were tied up and led to a distance of 30m. There the imposters began by asking them for money under threat of shooting them. The Journalist Kaleb will give them a sum of 200 USD and 39,000 fc, all his telephones and his laptop, while the coordinator Benoît will give 300 USD, 40,000 fc, and all the precious goods he held.
Suddenly, the famous bandits disappeared, leaving them on the ground. Thank God, the journalist Kakeb manages to free himself and get his fellow traveler off the hook. The two unfortunates arrived in Kananga alive on Monday the 18th, hands empty-handed, after having spent the night in Muila Dominique.
The Company alerts the authorities of the two Kasaï and Kasaï central provinces to this case of insecurity, although isolated, but which recalls the roadblock phenomenon. She urges them to keep a watchful eye and to take appropriate measures to ensure the protection and safety of citizens.
Kananga, July 19, 2022
The CEO,
President Dominique KAMBALA.
