Security sources in Djugu territory apparently have confirmed the persistent rumors that have been circulating for several weeks about the creation of a new armed group called Zaire which aims to fight the CODECO

According to our sources now! Security sources in Djugu territory apparently have confirmed the persistent rumors that have been circulating for several weeks about the creation of a new armed group called Zaire which aims to fight the CODECO militiamen responsible for several abuses against the population civil.

This new group will be or is located in the chiefdoms of Bahema Badjere and Mambisa under the financial support of certain economic operators in the area.

"On May 18, 2020, around 3 p.m., the young men of a self-defense militia called Zaire had or raided Mbidjo, a trading center located at the border between the chiefdoms of Bahema Badjere, Walendu Djatsi and Mabendi where they erected barriers to demand money from passers-by, ”explains our source, who requested anonymity.

It adds that on the same date, these men managed to snatch 3 weapons of war from the hands of FARDC soldiers stationed in the locality of Simbi.

Barriers erected by these militiamen who collect sums ranging from 2,000 to 5,000 FC required for pedestrians and motorcycle drivers are visible on the following axes:

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Still to believe our source, since the beginning of May, the security authorities have received signals concerning the actions of these young armed men.

"On May 07, 2020, young people with AK47-type weapons from the village Akwe, a Dhego group in chiefdom of Bahema Badjere burnt down 5 houses in the Isiro village among the Mabendi. In reprisal, the CODECO militiamen made an incursion the following day in this Akwe village where they burned the houses and looted several goods belonging to the population "confides our source who adds:

"Also, as of May 10, young people from this self-defense militia managed to repel CODECO combatants who were trying to make an incursion into the Dala village in Mambisa chiefdom, killing ten among the attackers."