31 people arrested in the Beni region of North Kivu province, including several foreign fighters affiliated with the ADF and Mai-Mai armed groups. Among those presented is Abdallah Rashid, a fighter from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) originally from Tanzania.
According to the army, Rashid is involved in numerous massacres and kidnappings in the west of Oicha, in the outskirts of Mamove. He was apprehended while trying to infiltrate the city of Beni to coordinate explosives planting operations and carry out targeted actions.
Another ADF fighter, Emmanuel Sanga, known as Benito, also of Tanzanian nationality, was arrested at a checkpoint in Paida, on the Beni-Kasindi road. According to the authorities, he is responsible for several abuses against civilians west of national road No. 4 and was seeking to infiltrate Beni to carry out attacks.
Ramadan Saidi Abdallah Mbweni, also Tanzanian and recruited from South Africa, was intercepted near Mamove. According to the army, he was responsible for supervising a network of bombers in Beni.
Hassim Ramadan, another ADF fighter of Kenyan nationality and former armed robber, was arrested at the Beni-Mavivi checkpoint in possession of an AK-47 weapon and about forty rounds of ammunition. He was also trying to infiltrate Beni from the surrounding forest.
The army also presented several "Congolese accomplices" accused of collaborating with the ADF, stressing the importance of local cooperation in the fight against these armed groups.
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