Via Radio Moto Butembo-Beni: BUTEMBO: a total psychosis in the head of motorcycle taxi drivers after the murder of their colleague. This is a bad weekend in the Ebola hot zone. The Google translation:
Barricades were erected on most of Butembo's main thoroughfares this Saturday, May 04, 2019. Beating bullets were heard when the police tried to disperse the protesters around 8 am, but to no avail. It took a reinforcement of the elements of the FARDC to 10 hours to succeed to disperse definitively the demonstrators.
Shyness was observed in the conduct of socio-economic activities in downtown Butembo until late afternoon. That's when a few shops and stores opened their doors. Demonstrators met by the RMBB editorial team say they have done so to denounce the behavior of some uncontrolled elements of the police force against certain members of the ATAMOV. These protesters are disappointed that the people who should be protecting them are still the first to harm their security.
The Mayor of Butembo reacted to these accusations on the police. Contacted on the phone by Butembo-Beni Moto Radio, Sylvain MBUSA KANYAMANDA argued that the policeman who shot the motorcycle taxi driver acted by self-defense.
In fact, the town of Butembo woke up under an overflowing tension, this Saturday, May 4, 2019. For cause, drivers of mototaxis have expressed their anger over the death of their colleague MUHINDO KALYATHI MWANDU MUTIRI and the other colleague of NGOTHE . These two victims were seriously injured in the clashes between the police and the security personnel of the Ebola response to the population on Friday, May 3, 2019 at Les Copains Cemetery. It was during a dignified and safe burial of Mrs. ASIFIWE MWANDU, the taximan's sister.
This woman died the day before when paramedics tried to drive her to KATWA Hospital. The woman died after a miscarriage, sources close to the family claimed. Meanwhile, medical sources said the victim succumbed to a large Ebola viral load. And that is why all safety and health precautions should be put in contribution.
But the ceremonies ended amidst the altercations that erupted when young people wanted tools to help EDS agents put the sand back into the grave.
