INCREASE OF DEADS CORPSES IN BUKAMA
Publié le 16/01/2026 09:13
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BUKAMA:
The toll of Sunday’s incidents revised upwards Denise Maheho January 14, 2026 News, Headlines, Security Three days after the clash between FARDC soldiers and a group of militiamen in Bukama, the death toll is increasing.
The local authority says it has recorded two new victims. Which brings the official number of victims to 6. For Bukama civil society, the toll rose from 9 to 13 victims. Civil society actors in Bukama are still wondering about the real toll of last Sunday's incident. Indeed, the authorities and civil society do not speak the same language. For the citizen structure, the current toll is 13 dead. “One of the injured died on Tuesday and was buried in the evening. In addition, 03 bodies, including that of a child, were recovered from the Congo River not far from the bridge under the railway,” says an actor who requested anonymity. On Monday, civil society and provincial elected officials already took stock of 9 buried bodies. The interim administrator of the Bukama territory, Amadou Wanoda, affirms for his part that the figures from civil society are exaggerated. “We recovered only one body not far from the bridge,” he said. The local authority also confirms the death of one of the injured at the Bukama general hospital. Thus, for Amadou Wanoda, the current official toll is 6 dead. Also read, Bukama: 9 dead and 4 injured following a clash Bukama is slowing down While disagreements persist over the number of victims, the city of Bukama has not yet recovered from Sunday's incident. Despite the appeal on Monday from the interim governor of Haut-Lomami to the population of Bukama, activities are slowing down. On the commercial level, only small neighborhood markets are open. However, the city's large market was almost empty until Wednesday. In the education sector, several schools have not received students since the start of the week, testifies a teacher. “Parents are keeping their children at home for fear of the army’s actions,”
He says. Also read, Haut Lomami: impossible to exercise parliamentary control? The authority, for its part, maintains that activities resumed in Bukama after the meeting of the governor a.i. However, administrator Amadou Wanoda plans to visit the schools this Thursday in order to verify the effectiveness of the resumption of classes.
The toll of Sunday’s incidents revised upwards Denise Maheho January 14, 2026 News, Headlines, Security Three days after the clash between FARDC soldiers and a group of militiamen in Bukama, the death toll is increasing.
The local authority says it has recorded two new victims. Which brings the official number of victims to 6. For Bukama civil society, the toll rose from 9 to 13 victims. Civil society actors in Bukama are still wondering about the real toll of last Sunday's incident. Indeed, the authorities and civil society do not speak the same language. For the citizen structure, the current toll is 13 dead. “One of the injured died on Tuesday and was buried in the evening. In addition, 03 bodies, including that of a child, were recovered from the Congo River not far from the bridge under the railway,” says an actor who requested anonymity. On Monday, civil society and provincial elected officials already took stock of 9 buried bodies. The interim administrator of the Bukama territory, Amadou Wanoda, affirms for his part that the figures from civil society are exaggerated. “We recovered only one body not far from the bridge,” he said. The local authority also confirms the death of one of the injured at the Bukama general hospital. Thus, for Amadou Wanoda, the current official toll is 6 dead. Also read, Bukama: 9 dead and 4 injured following a clash Bukama is slowing down While disagreements persist over the number of victims, the city of Bukama has not yet recovered from Sunday's incident. Despite the appeal on Monday from the interim governor of Haut-Lomami to the population of Bukama, activities are slowing down. On the commercial level, only small neighborhood markets are open. However, the city's large market was almost empty until Wednesday. In the education sector, several schools have not received students since the start of the week, testifies a teacher. “Parents are keeping their children at home for fear of the army’s actions,”
He says. Also read, Haut Lomami: impossible to exercise parliamentary control? The authority, for its part, maintains that activities resumed in Bukama after the meeting of the governor a.i. However, administrator Amadou Wanoda plans to visit the schools this Thursday in order to verify the effectiveness of the resumption of classes.