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{UAH} MAI MAI AT WORK: Congolese army rescued kidnapped drivers

Congolese army rescued kidnapped drivers

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THE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army today rescued 13 drivers captured by Mai Mai rebels some three days ago in Namoyo, South Kivu Province in DRC.

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The drivers, eight from Tanzania and five from Kenya, were rescued after DRC refused to negotiate a ransom of 4,000 US dollars per person with the rebels.

According to Simba Logistic owner, Azim Dewji, DRC government refused to negotiate payment as it may accelerate Drivers and trucks hijacking incidences.

"I am heading to Kivu. They (rebels) torched down eight trucks, but our immediate concern is the safety of drivers…the trucks were insured," Mr Dewji told Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (TBC) noon bulletin.

He said the rebels demand was not to repatriate Tanzanian soldiers under the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said earlier kidnappers were demanding a ransom of 4,000 US dollars (over 8m/-) per driver and payment should have been settled in the next 24 hours, which ended on Thursday 1600hrs.

Earlier, DR Congo Internal Affairs Minister Zakwani Salehe told media reports that no ransoms were paid, and government troops rescued the drivers, and one other person.

He said kidnappers did not appear to expect to be attacked, and disappeared into the bush when troops appeared. He described the kidnappers as "bandits" and it is not clear if they were linked to any of rebel groups which proliferate in eastern DR Congo.

Those rescued are in the hands of the army, which will escort them to the DR Congo-Tanzania border point, Mr Salehe said

Gwokto La'Kitgum

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