DRC Army confirm South Sudan soldiers's entry into DRC territory

It was from 29 to 31 May 2020 that the presence of the South Sudan army was reported in the chiefdom of Rumu group, more precisely in the centre of Karagba, located about 4 km from the border between the DRC and southern Sudan in the territory of the Aru more than 350 km north of Bunia.

The army's spokesperson in Ituri, Lieutenant Jules Ngongo on the phone by Bunia Actualite, said that "it is not for the first time that the Sudanese army has been making illegal entry" and calls on the authorities to take seriously this situation that could lead to clash between the two Loyalists forces "

" We want to reassure the people of the Kakwa and the population in general that the situation is under control despite the fact that our intervention has arrived late and these incursions will no longer happen again he concluded.

The first crossing of the border by these foreign military took place from 12 to 13 May without causing any damage but the one from 29 to 31 May was characterised by looting of people's property, they set fire on houses and inhabitants took refuge  to the trading center of Ingbokolo