Villagers in Mulonde, Pweto region have vowed to die for opposition leader Moise Katumbi should imposter president Felix Tshisekedi arrest him on tramped up charges.
Tshisekedi has ordered the arrest of Katumbi for allegedly rehabilitating an airstrip in Mulonde, Pweto region in the east of Katanga.
The government claims Katumbi is preparing an insurrection and the airstrip is a conduit for rebels to invade the already war ravaged central African nation.
According to those close to the opposition, the airstrip has existed long before Katumbi started rehabilitating it as an entry and exit port for emergency medical supplies for the hospital being constructed in the area.
Heavily armed state agents recently invaded the area and arrested one of Katumbi’s workers found on site.
Intelligence sources in the country have disclosed to DRC News Today that the raid on Mulonde is an attempt to frame Katumbi and silence him from mounting opposition to Tshisekedi’s plan to alter the constitution and extend his mandate.
