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81.
All along the Mutena-Kamako road and the border with Angola, similar abuses were
committed by the Kamuina Nsapu militia and FARDC, including in the villages of Diboko,
Lubami-Monga, Tshiniota, Sumbula, Mutshima, Lupemba, Mudjadja, Lumpedi, Kungu,
Kilolo, Bakua Mukuna and Bwalu Kai. In addition, the Kamuina Nsapu militia’s rape of
women, including gang rape, and of a man, was documented in these villages or when the
inhabitants of this part of Kamonia territory fled. In May, for example, men and boys from
the village of Mudjadja were abducted from their homes by members of the Kamuina
Nsapu militia and taken to the tshiota in Diboko, supposedly to be baptized. It became the
scene of the beheading of at least 186 men and boys. Their bodies were buried in two mass
graves by the Red Cross of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
82.
Incursions by members of the Kamuina Nsapu militia in the town of Kamonia began
around 10 April, when at least 35 militia members, mostly children, were killed by the
defence and security forces and members of the Bana Mura militia. During these
incursions, the Kamuina Nsapu militia killed residents, raped women, looted homes and
beheaded people associated with State authority. The Bana Mura militia members, for their
part, followed orders from at least two civilian chiefs and a Congolese National Police
colonel and acted in concert with members of the defence and security forces. At the same
time, members of the Bana Mura militias committed abuses against the Luba-speaking and
Bindi population, whom they suspected of supporting the Kamuina Nsapu militia. Several
dozen people were killed during these crackdowns and their bodies were buried in about a
dozen mass graves. Some houses were looted and others were burned down, sometimes
with their inhabitants still inside. In the neighbouring village of Tshimunde, dozens of
people were killed by Bana Mura militiamen. In April and May, FARDC also carried out
summary executions, abducted girls and committed rape.
83.
In the wake of the targeted attacks and killings perpetrated by the Bana Mura
militiamen, the Luba-speaking population of the town of Kamonia fled en masse to the
town of Tshikapa. On the road linking the two cities, Bana Mura militiamen raped,
summarily executed and mistreated those fleeing. FARDC also extorted and beat civilians
and raped women and girls fleeing the violence. A woman who was seven months pregnant
was raped by a member of FARDC and then by a member of the Bana Mura militia.
Barriers were set up along the road, either by the Bana Mura militiamen or by the defence
and security forces, or jointly, and many abuses were committed against Luba-speakers.
Witnesses described passing through villages that had been deserted or burned to the
ground and seeing many corpses, including those of women and children.
84.
In March, the Kamuina Nsapu militia arrived in the Lovua-Luthsima area and
beheaded many people, including in the villages of Senge (or Cinq) and Mvula-Milenge. In
response, the Bana Mura militias intensified their activities. Between 24 and 26 April, large
numbers of Luba-speaking men, women and children were injured or killed in attacks
planned by the Bana Mura militiamen in the villages of Senge, Camp Kwilu, Kakondo and
Mvula-Milenge. The Bana Mura militias were composed of Chokwe people, armed with
rifles and machetes, some of which had been provided by the chief of Muyeji village. The
Bana Mura militiamen were clearly targeting Luba-speaking residents.
85.
A barrier had been set up by the Bana Mura militiamen along the banks of the
Tshikapa River at Kakondo, to prevent Luba-speakers from escaping. Those who spoke
Chokwe were allowed to pass. Many Luba-speaking residents, including children, were
executed there, at the river crossing. Others were mistreated or killed as they fled. Women
and girls were raped. In some cases, FARDC supported and guided the Bana Mura
militiamen during the attacks. In others, they escorted displaced groups. FARDC, however,
did not intervene to prevent the numerous abuses committed by the Bana Mura militiamen
against Luba-speakers.
86.
At the Tshikapa River crossing, Bana Mura militiamen separated Luba-speaking
men and women not of childbearing age, beheaded them and threw their bodies into the
river. The other women and girls were taken to farms owned by individuals belonging to
the Chokwe ethnic group, including in Sha-Findji, Tshikala and Kisasa. The women and
girls sent to those farms were placed under constant surveillance and some had to work all
day. They were repeatedly raped during their captivity, sometimes several times a day,
often for months at a time. According to numerous victims, it was the perpetrators’
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