In DRC, A row has erupted in the province of Katanga following the continued attack by Elephants on the population.
It was reported that on October 20, a herd of elephants ravaged ten fields before killing a woman when she was plowing her field.
Another person went missing, according to the deputy administrator of the territory.
The attack by elephants angered residents who later protested the laxity of territorial authorities…They burnt the office of police chief supervision and beat the police commander who was trying to contain the protestors.
The Elephants attacked in Mangi village, located Bukama nearly 500 kilometers from Lubumbashi. This area has experienced repeated attacks from elephants.
Protesters said they are angry because the politico-administrative authority has long remained deaf to their complaints about animal attacks.
The demonstrators attacked the police station as well as the office of police chief supervision they burned the buildings.
Contacted, the deputy administrator of the territory Bukama, Oscar Kanza said that elephants are animals under state protection.
He said that the issue of insecurity caused by elephants Mangi was treated at a Security Council meeting held in the district a few days ago.
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