More than 10 villages empty following ADF attacks in Babila-Bakaiku , 07/10/2020

 

The last two ADF rebels attacks experienced in Mamove, in the locality of Babila-Bakaiku, in the Batangi-Mbau group in the Beni territory of North Kivu province have created a massive displacement of inhabitants in several villages of the above-mentioned locality.

Local civil society that delivered the news on Tuesday, October 06, 2020, talks about more than 10 villages that are empty of inhabitants  hours after the Monday attack that killed 10 and 3 injured.

′′ Today we have more than 10 villages that are no longer inhabited including Apetina Sana, Mambau, Mangazi, Maleki, Baeti, Masesele, Matembela, Malyajame, Mebundu, Mabulu and Mulolya. Locals have fled and headed to other localities in the territory ", said Mamove's president of civil society Kinos Katuo.

" In Mamove centre, the residents who remain there are estimated at 20 percent and have concentrated in the village center ".

Rosette Kavula, deputy Administrator of Beni Territory in charge of Finance, calls on residents to remain vigilant and to report all suspected cases in the region.

′′ Now it's hard to identify who is and who is not. Alerts should be mounted and directed towards FARDC and police elements in due course ", she said.

It says that residents in areas not controlled by the army should be able to communicate to the basic authorities in the various areas about their security situation.

It should be recalled that 17 people were shot down in the 72 hour interval at the Mamove village, capital of the Babila-Bakaiku locality.