The level at which civilians are killed day by day is becoming worrisome, especially in Africa where group some group of religion and the government are becoming responsible for the evil act that has been keeping civilians panicking. Sometimes, I do ask why civilians are always a target to be killed and their properties are destroyed during a political conflict and why they are just innocent to the face of men and that of the International Criminal Court (ICC) but the truth is that despite what some bad leaders are doing negatively involving taking the life of civilians must always be accounted for not minding the year the crime was committed because it’s against the ICC.
The Defense Post reported through a statement made by a representative of local youths known as Jacques Anayey Bandingama that the killing of 14 civilians in the Eastern DRC of Ituri Axis with a machete should be the Allied Democratic Forces because they see them as a threat who has been responsible for the killings of thousands of civilians in the Eastern Congo. It was also pointed out that the ADF has been killing and causing other evil atrocities against civilians in Uganda.
Let us just look at the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where about 14 innocent civilians were recently attacked, tortured, and killed with a machete. One of the worst torture a civilian can always face before being killed is the use of a machete by cutting them into pieces. Just imagine a place where innocent civilians are attacked and later captured and in the end, the killers will start killing them part by part with a machete. Imagine before it gets to your turn before being killed how you must have felt. This is really bad for humanity which is one of the reasons civilians including children are to be protected through the help of the ICC, and many other civilians’ rights protective agencies across the globe.
Africa News reported that Faustin Mboma Babanilau who is popularly known as the leading president of the Nyali Tchabi community of Ituri where the 14 civilians were killed with a machete, two people sustaining injuries and two children missing, stated that the whole incident happened in the community as a result of inadequate security personnel to assist in fighting the terrorist group.
Through The Defense Post it was gathered that Etienne Babanilau Tchabi who is popularly recognized as the Chieftain of the Banyali Tchabi community in Ituri has confirmed the 14 civilian killed, two children, and the destruction of about 36 building owned by civilians. It was also reported that Jules Ngongo who is a serving lieutenant of the Congolese army and also the spokesman has condemned the killing. Jules Ngongo has begged the members of the Congolese public not to panic as measures to investigate and also stop the killings will be put into practice.
Sources:
https://www.africanews.com/2022/10/03/drc-14-civilians-killed-in-attack-attributed-to-adf-rebels/
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/10/03/east-dr-congo-militia-attack/