The Municipal youth council of the municipality of Goma drew up a quarterly report on the security situation. In an incident log presented this Monday, April 10, 2023, we note that 12 lifeless bodies were discovered, 3 cases of killings and assassination listed alongside 35 houses visited by criminals.
Jules Ngeleza, its president, the first trimester of the year 2023 was not good because in addition to this assessment mentioned above, we also retain 3 cases of kidnapping and 2 others of sexual rape.
“The logbook of security incidents in the municipality of Goma during the 1st trimester of 2023, presented by the Communal Youth Council of Goma, is as follows: Bodies without life: 12, Killings and assassinations: 3, Case of gunshot wounds: 5, Houses visited by criminals: 35, Kidnapping: 3, popular justice: 1, Road traffic accidents: 5, Voluntary suicides: 2, Rapes: 2, House fires: 23, Asphyxiation by mazuku gas: 4 ” can we read in this document.
According to the same source, several factors are at the root of this insecurity in the city of Goma, which has also been the victim of cases of human rights violations numbered at 13 in this document.
This is why he is asking for the relocation of several military camps erected in this town, and the registration of people on the move to avoid danger.
It should be noted that the fear of the youth of this part of the capital of North Kivu, would be that if the authorities do not invest in the restoration of security, the population runs the risk of suffering more crimes and assassinations.
Illar Meztiller
