RN17 Robbery: Five Suspects, Including Police Officers, Arrested and Transferred to Bandundu

Five people, including four police officers and the commander of the Isaka police post, were arrested on Thursday and transferred to Bandundu as part of an investigation into the robbery of a SOFICOM bank convoy near Konkia village in Kutu territory. The attack, which took place Sunday on the RN17, killed one soldier and one police officer and wounded other passengers; the driver managed to secure the money being transported. Civilians suspected of involvement are being sought. Kutu territory administrator Jacques Nzenza Mongie called for stronger security along the Isaka-Bandundu route, where insecurity is becoming recurrent.