ADF kidnaps 20 civilians,285 cows,177 goats in an attack on the Banyali-Tchabi chiefdom of irumu territory

Day after day ADF rebels are increasing attacks on local communities in eastern DRC, as  I earlier  wrote the banyali -tchabi chiefdom in Irumu territory  was  attacked on  July 09, 2020.

The assessment, still provisional, shows at least 20 kidnapped people, 285 cows and 177 goats taken away as well as trading houses looted systematically, according to local civil society.

“This situation really worries us a lot. Among the 20 civilians kidnapped by these ADF rebels, there are 4 children, 11 men and 5 women. This is still provisional. Many civilians fled into the bush. Several cattle taken, shops and health center looted, ”Gaston Kandole, from Boga civil society.
The attacked villages are on the outskirts of Boga center. These Ugandan rebels have entrenched themselves with kidnapped civilians as well as looted livestock and other goods.

They are said to have a new base in the forests near this area where they have found refuge fleeing the offensives of the Congolese army in the region of Beni, in North Kivu, on the border with Ituri.

But this information has not yet been confirmed by security sources in DRC.

For Boga’s civil society, there is an urgent need to strengthen the military presence in this chiefdom, exposed to repetitive incursions by the ADF.

"We are asking the government to strengthen the DRC Armed Forces in Boga, Tchabi, Mitengo and other entities. The situation is very critical here. The population lives in fear and tension following these rebel attacks ”he pleads.