Maï-Ndombe: Two killed in robbery targeting financial company convoy on RN 17 in Kutu

Author: Jonathan MesaPublished on: October 26, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Crime & Law
Maï-Ndombe: Two killed in robbery targeting financial company convoy on RN 17 in Kutu

Two people were killed and another was injured when armed men attacked a Soficom Transfert vehicle Sunday evening on RN 17, six kilometres from Konkia in Kutu territory, Maï-Ndombe. The convoy was carrying a large sum of money from Isaka to Bandundu; four people survived, and no money was reportedly taken. The dead included a police officer and a soldier assigned to protect the convoy. Fidèle Lizorongo, head of the local civil society group, urged authorities to investigate and dismantle the network behind earlier attacks in the region.

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