Crime rate in Lubumbashi and other areas of Grand Katanga has continued to rise. A few days ago 26 suspected criminals were arrested by the Congolese National Police (PNC) in Haut-Katanga for a spate of widespread theft and killings.
Yesterday, police in Lubumbashi retrieved three dead bodies in shallow drainage in the city.
Residents are leaving in fear but the provincial government has pledged to rid the city of any crimes.
Colonel Norbert Ilunga, the interim provincial police commissioner in Haut-Katanga, presented the criminals to the head of the provincial executive.
The criminals had spread out into 5 groups. The first group is made up of 5 armed robbers arrested with 2 AK-47 weapons, 3 chargers, a Jeep and some ammunition. They are suspected to be behind the killing of a policeman who provided security at the Lwambo Toll Gate on the Lubumbashi-Likasi Road.
VIDEO OF CRIMINALS
VIDEO OF DEAD BODIES RETRIEVED