Rising insecurity in Bandundu worries residents

In Bandundu, capital of Kwilu province, nighttime thefts, assaults and extortion are becoming more frequent. Criminals break through walls to burglarize homes, while motorcycle-taxi drivers are reportedly drugged before their motorcycles are stolen. On the night of October 20–21, unidentified thieves took goods from a business in the Office neighborhood. Provincial assembly rapporteur and Bandundu deputy Désiré Iyemvela Eminga called for more police patrols and field operations, as residents seek concrete measures to protect people and property.