Kidnapping Documented

One aid worker kidnapped in Lopa

Lopa, Djugu, Ituri, DR Congo National NGO
1 kidnapped

One national male NGO worker was taken from his home by members of the militia. They accused the NGO that he worked of failing to pay the wages for a day laborer (any association of the day laborer to the militia is unknown). He was freed on April 29th, 2025 after intervention by local authorities. Means of attack recorded as kidnapping. Context individual attack. Actor Zaire-FPAC (Ituri Self-Defense Popular Front). Source: Aid Worker Security Database, incident 6030.

People involved

No names have been released for this case.