Today, the situation in Kwango raises serious concerns. Indeed, civil society is warning about the forced recruitment of Mobondo militiamen in the territory of Popokabaka, where their presence has been observed for more than a week. According to reliable sources, these militiamen forcibly take young people, make them drink human blood before initiating them into their insurrectionary movement.
Information from Lucien Lufutu, President of the Kwango civil society consultation framework, reveals that these militiamen are terrorizing the population in six villages. “They are forcibly initiating the whole population in the villages where they arrive. If you do not want to accept, it is death. By force, you must be a member of Mobondo. They have brand new weapons, of the AK type that they would have, according to them, recovered from the hands of the elements of the force of order that they killed. They make the people drink the blood that they manage to initiate. -he.
This situation is all the more worrying as in all these villages, there are no police forces to arrest them. The Mobondo present themselves in civilian clothes, without possible identification. This situation requires rapid action by the Congolese authorities, because it is difficult to imagine peace in the region if these acts are not quickly put to an end.
The provincial government expressed concern and turned to Kinshasa for more help. It is working to strengthen the workforce in the province in order to secure its territory estimated at more than 1500 km. A military region is to be set up in Kwango, various civil society actors have formulated, so that peace can return to this region.
It is important to note that this situation is the consequence of a broader crisis and that the prospect of respect for human rights in the DRC is not looking good. The current situation with the Mobondo militiamen in Popokabaka territory must draw everyone’s attention, as the DRC must intensify its efforts to protect its citizens against these threats.