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Tshopo governor says security forces are ready

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Tshopo governor says security forces are ready

Tshopo Governor Paulin Lendongolia said the security forces were ready and called on residents to remain vigilant while continuing their activities. He also backed President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi in his accusations against former president Joseph Kabila, Kis24 reports.

The governor of Tshopo, Paulin Lendongolia, said the security forces in this province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo were ready to face any threat. He said the necessary preventive measures had been deployed after a strategic security meeting, according to Kis24.

Paulin Lendongolia called on residents to continue their activities freely while strengthening their cooperation with the security forces. “We are ready for anything,” the governor said in a message addressed to the people of Tshopo, Kis24 reports.

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