Kidnapping Documented

One aid worker kidnapped in Kigoma

Kigoma, Mpofi, Walikale, North Kivu, DR Congo International NGO
1 kidnapped

The driver of an NGO vehicle was kidnapped by members of the Mayi-Mayi Cheka group near Kigoma, Mpofi, in the Walikale part of North Kivu, DRC. Following an engagment between MONUSCO forces and the Mayi Mayi Cheka, and subsequent negotiations, he was released on 18 September. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Actor Mayi-Mayi Cheka. Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 1153.

People involved

No names have been released for this case.