Seventy Christians have been found beheaded in a church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”), in what’s the latest devastating attack on believers in the northeast of the country.
According to field sources, at around 4 am last Thursday (13 February) suspected militants from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) – a group with ties to the so-called Islamic State (“IS”) – approached homes in Mayba in the territory of Lubero, saying: “Get out, get out and don’t make any noise.” Twenty Christian men and women came out and were captured.
Shaken by this incident, people from the local community in Mayba later gathered to work out how to release those held captive. However, ADF militants surrounded the village and captured a further 50 believers.
All 70 of those kidnapped were taken to a Protestant church in Kasanga where they were tragically killed.
Muhindo Musunzi, director of the Kombo primary school (which belongs to the CECA20 church), says that before this incident, churches, schools and health centres had all shut their doors because of the chaotic security situation. “We had to move all activities towards Vunying,” he said.
Field sources report that, until
yesterday (Tuesday 18 February), some families had not been able to bury
their dead because of insecurity in the area. Many Christians have now
fled the area for their safety....<<<Read More>>>...
