DR Congo Offers $5,000 Reward for Information on Journalist’s Murder
The journalist was killed with a machete on Jan. 7 while returning home from work at Pamoja Canal Television in Lubumbashi.
The Governor of Haut-Katanga province in DR Congo, Jacques Kyabula Katwe, has announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the murder of journalist Patrick Adonis Numbi Banze.
The journalist was killed with a machete on Jan. 7 while returning home from work at Pamoja Canal Television in Lubumbashi.
Reacting to the development in a statement by his Director of Cabinet, Polydor Masengo, the governor called on the general public to denounce groups of criminals within their midst.
“Within this line of thought, the provincial security committee is offering the sum of 5,000 US dollars to all persons who would contribute towards the manifestation of the truth on the killing of journalist Patrick Adonis Numbi Banze,” the statement read.
Meanwhile, the burial of the late journalist, initially scheduled for Jan. 14, has been postponed to a later date while preparations by his family and the Haut-Katanga branch of the Congolese National Press Union (UNPC) continue.
The Governor of Haut-Katanga province in DR Congo, Jacques Kyabula Katwe, has announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators responsible for the murder of journalist Patrick Adonis Numbi Banze.
Banze was killed with a machete on January 7 while returning home from work at Pamoja Canal Television in Lubumbashi.
In a statement by his Director of Cabinet, Polydor Masengo, the governor urged the public to report any criminal groups. Additionally, the journalist's burial, initially set for January 14, has been postponed as preparations by his family and the Congolese National Press Union continue.
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