A local source in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has confirmed that jihadists left the dead bodies of 70 Africans in a church – many of whom had been beheaded.
Speaking to catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need,the source, who asked to remain anonymous because of fear of reprisals, corroborated reports that at least 70 trussed up corpses were discovered in North Kivu Province last week.
The source said: “On 15th February, 70 bodies were discovered inside a Protestant church.
“Many of them had been bound and some beheaded. Among the victims were women, children and the elderly.”
According to the source, last weekend terrorists from Islamist group Allied Democratic Forces seized around 100 people in Maiba village in North Kivu’s Lubero region.
The source said: “It is likely that these victims were unable to resist or endure the forced march, because when the rebels take hostages, they make them travel with them, either as reinforcements for their group or as forced labour for the war effort.
“When there is loot, they need people to carry it. If you get tired on the way, you’re done. I believe that is what happened to these 70 people.”
The dead bodies were discovered in the Evangelical church in Kasanga just “just a few kilometres away from Maiba”.
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