Two killed in violence in Lubuya-Bera near Kisangani
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kis24
A dispute over ownership of a chair during a funeral ceremony left two people dead and about eight injured in Bambane, in Lubuya-Bera sector, 18 kilometres from Kisangani, on 20 October 2026. The violence followed the death of a man who had been stabbed, then clashes during police intervention, according to Franck Shindano, head of the local civil society organisation.
Two people died and about eight were injured on Tuesday 20 October 2026 in Bambane, in Lubuya-Bera sector, 18 kilometres from Kisangani, after violence linked to a dispute over ownership of a chair at a funeral ceremony. Franck Shindano, head of the local civil society organisation, reported the incident.
According to Shindano, an initial altercation broke out on Monday during the mourning ceremony for a child who had died. Two men from different communities both claimed the chair. A man who had been wounded in the chest died in hospital on Tuesday morning. Anger over his death then led residents of Batiamaduka, a neighbouring village, to go to Bambane, where further violence broke out.
The civil society head said police shot a young man while intervening on Tuesday evening and condemned the excessive use of force. He said the body had been taken to the morgue and called on the authorities to investigate the case, fearing a resurgence of tensions between the two communities.
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