Urban banditry known as the “Kuluna Phenomenon” is rife in Kinshasa and the commune of Kintambo has not remained out of the game in this prolific area.
The OUA section at the cables; essentially Rufidji Avenue, which has been very degraded with its eternal artificial pond for more than fifteen years, then Madimba and Tabora avenues in the Salongo district, is a mecca for these thugs who operate at night and moreover when it rains in the early evening . This was the case last Sunday, April 7, when torrential rain fell on Kinshasa around 8 p.m., marking the way for these young people to work, or even robbing any passengers. Fruit of the miraculous catch, a myriad of goods extorted including: phones, bags, money from the various passengers on the motorcycle.
Kintambo: OUA-Rufidji, a high place of refuge for the Kuluna in the Salongo district. Photo matininfos.net
If Manhattan is the nerve center of business in New York in the United States of America, Rufidji rivals this economic city, especially since the Kuluna in the Salongo district also make good savings in this location. .
As if that were not enough for them, strongly recommend the proverb “After the rain, the good weather”, a propitious moment to harm the people of Kinshasa taking this route because their voices, those of victims, very often have difficulty being heard. . In other words, it is difficult for some people to come and react given the forces present.
The operating mode of these civil engineers in flight is atypical. These outlaws place their rear bases in Rufidji, wrongly called Refuge, as attested by a resident of the neighborhood, in his late forties and who requested anonymity.
« They hide in Rufidji and like real predators, they wait for the right moment to jump on the first target which is the motorcyclist with the aim of making him fall into the water, intimidate him then brandish the machete at the potential resistance fighters and extort the bags, phones, money and other goods. Yesterday, Sunday, some motorcyclists and especially girls and women on board were victims. They took smartphones, iPhone. They are small people from the neighborhood whose ages range from 17 to 30 years old, among others. They do not only operate in the rain but even without it raining, at night.” , he said.
TO GREAT ILLS, GREAT REMEDIES
Patrick, also living in the Salongo district, invites the police to use draconian measures to put an end to this practice which disrupts the tranquility of citizens. He is keen on an operation similar to the Likofi operation around 2013 under Kanyama.
« Even during the senior Leopards matches at the Can in Ivory Coast, these Kuluna took advantage of the enthusiasm, the jubilation around the national team, the victories to rob the peaceful citizens. It’s sad. Our political authorities must act, the Police are doing their job but it is not enough. The Likofi operation with General Kanyama was saving, there was no longer really a Kuluna. We are victims, we must destroy them in Kintambo and throughout the city of Kinshasa“, he wished.
Last year, the PNC initiated closures in the capital to track down the Kuluna, particularly in Kintambo, Lingwala, Bandalungwa, Barumbu, Kinshasa, a gesture welcomed by more than one.
Operation “Black Panther” was launched at least a week ago in Kinshasa to put these bandits out of harm’s way once again.
ON THE EVENING OF OUR MANDATE, WE WILL BE JUDGED ON SAFETY
Endemic insecurity is one of the major challenges facing the new governor of Kinshasa, provincial and national elected officials as well as mayors and municipal councilors. The population will not forgive the complacency or impotence of its leaders.
Working hard to stop this scourge is essential because the people will also have a vigilant eye on the Head of State, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi regarding security in Kinshasa and in the 25 other provinces of the country, given that he is the guarantor of the nation and the supreme command.
Nesta Stones