In the DRC, on the night of Thursday to Friday June 2, in Butuhe, an agglomeration located in the territory of Beni, armed men assassinated Kakule Mbalikiriri Moïse Léonard at his home. This violent act was confirmed by several local sources.
Unfortunately, the victim was hit by two bullets, one in the chest and the other in the leg. According to the president of the civil society of Butuhe, the misfortune was the former president of the civil society of the city. The perpetrators of this heinous act, masked and armed, managed to flee.
Despite the various testimonies of members of civil society in Butuhe, the causes of this assassination remain unclear. However, some refer to a land dispute as a possible source of violence.
The president of the civil society of Butuhe, calling for the opening of an investigation to identify the perpetrators of this cowardly and gratuitous attack, urges the authorities to take adequate measures to deal with the growing insecurity in the Beni region , afflicted by a series of repeated attacks.
The assassination of Kakule Mbalikiriri Moïse Léonard has again highlighted the challenges of insecurity faced by populations in the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Attacks by armed gangs against peaceful civilians have become commonplace, leaving a worrying human and social toll