Two civilians shot dead and one seriously injured

 in Bukavu, South Kivu

Local people disappointed by newly elected authorities

Two men, respectively Mubalama baba Moïse (a night- watch man) and Hamedi Shabani (a student at Institut Superieur Pedagique de Bukavu)  were gunned down by armed men in the night of Tuesday 24 april 2007. This horrendous scene happened in Muhungu III, Ruzizi avenue, Ibanda Commune; in Bukavu. On the same scene Mr Gabriel Matumwabirhi Baguma, a teacher at Fadhili high school, was seriously injured after receieving bullets in both arms and in the stomach. He was rushed to the General Hospital for adequate treatement.

Our informants mention that a group gun-men who attempted to break into Ruhamya's house around 20:40 p.m., but they were dissuaded by desperate shouts and bangs of neighbours who came the victim's rescue. In their run, these criminals met Mr Gabriel Matumwabiri and shot him after having asked him for a big amount of  money that he could not afford.

Alerted by gun shots, the patrol police broke at the crime scene and immediately pursued the criminals.  After a heavy exchange of fire all the gun men succeeded to run away. The police did not succeed to capture one.

It should be remembered that  late in the night of 18 april 2007, unknown and armed people broke into Mr Ruben Katuruba's (so called Baba Jeannine) and killed him. The victim was living at Major Vangu avenue, Cellule Cidasa N° 749, Panzi Quarter, Ibanda Commune in Bukavu.

Four nights earlier, on 14 april 2007, Mr Pierre Kayangambi was also found dead living in  Bizimana avenue, in Ibanda Commune. His killers remain unknown.

Héritiers de la justice is very much concerned with the high rate of insecurity in the town of  Bukavu. Thus, Heritiers de la Justice invites political and military authorities to investigate all these cases and preeceding ones in order to identify these organised criminals and bring them to justice.

Besides, Heritiers de la Justice asks the newly elected government to speed up the building process of  a national army and police, able to defend and protect people.