A popular congal musician was killed during a music video in Goma, which was overcome by the M23 fighters after playing a song condemning the rebellious occupation of the city.
Dolphin Catembo Vinivasiki's body, more commonly known as Delcat Idengo, was found on a street on Thursday with a head partially covered with blood. Confirmed reports say the artist was shot.
Idengo, who was a critic of all countries in the conflict, was among hundreds of prisoners who fled in prison in Goma after the fighters took the city last month.
East of Dr. Congo is absorbed in the fight as armed groups, and the army fights for the control of the mineral-rich region.
It is not clear who is behind the murder.
“Justice will be done,” Government spokesman Patrick Muya Posted on X platformCalling the murder of the musician “vile act”. He accused M23.
But the M23 directed the finger to the government forces, urging them to hand over their weapons.
The murder comes Against the background of increasing tension in the area Following the M23 supported by Rwanda, he won Goma, in a major escalation of fighting in late January.
About 2,900 people have been killed and about 700,000 others, forced by their homes in recent hostilities, suggest the UN's latest figures.
The rebels are now heading for Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu – another key city in the region – despite regional peace efforts to end the conflict.
Idengo's death caused new fears in North Kivu as protesters took to the streets of Benny, where he was born to ask for justice.
Videos shared on social media have shown that the musician's body is lying on the ground after the incident in the area of Cells, in northern Goma.
According to witnesses, Idengo, who wore military pants for the video, died on the spot after the attack.
The Congoan Ministry of Arts and Culture described the incident as “murder”.
“He was involved, he carried through his music, aspirations and hopes of a whole generation.” The ministry published on xS
IDengo was waiting for a path after his prison last year to incite people to take up a weapon and force the UN peacekeepers to leave the country.
In 2021, he was persecuted for the insult of President Felix Tshiziekedes and spread “fake rumors” into one of his songs, where he accuses the president of not fulfilling his promises. He was sentenced to 10 years, but later justified.
“The nation has lost a patriot engaged in national rapprochement. I mourn Idengo's loss. It is high time for this war to end. Humanity above all!” Martin Faulu, an opposition leader who ranks third in the general election in 2023, Posted on xS
Moise Katumbi, another opposition figure who appeared second in the election, condemned Idengo's murder.
“His killers, whoever they are, must be quickly identified and very strongly condemned” Katumbi published on xS