{"id":34614,"date":"2017-05-17T12:38:53","date_gmt":"2017-05-17T12:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/dr-congo-jail-break-bundu-dia-kongo-leader-flees\/"},"modified":"2017-05-17T12:39:08","modified_gmt":"2017-05-17T12:39:08","slug":"dr-congo-jail-break-bundu-dia-kongo-leader-flees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/dr-congo-jail-break-bundu-dia-kongo-leader-flees\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Congo jail-break: Bundu dia Kongo leader flees Kinshasa prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>{Members of a religious political sect have stormed a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo&#8217;s capital, freeing their leader and about 50 other inmates, a government spokesman says.}<\/p>\n<p>Gunfire was heard near the prison in Kinshasa, as Ne Muanda Nsemi and other inmates escaped, witnesses said.<\/p>\n<p>Police are suspected to have shot dead several prisoners, witnesses added.<br \/>\nMr Nsemi is a self-styled prophet and the leader of an outlawed group seeking to revive the ancient Kongo kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested, along with his three wives and son, in March following clashes between his supporters and police.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Nsemi leads the Bundu dia Kongo movement, which is campaigning to restore a monarchy in parts of DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Angola and Gabon.<\/p>\n<p>He was an MP when he was arrested in Kinshasa after police accused him of inciting violence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Followers of the Bundu Dia Kongo attacked Makala prison at dawn and broke out around 50 prisoners including their guru, Ne Muanda Nsemi,&#8221; government spokesman Lambert Mende said, AFP news agency reports.<\/p>\n<p>A major operation is underway in Kinshasa to recapture the prisoners, reports the BBC&#8217;s Mbelechi Msoshi from the city.<\/p>\n<p>He saw Red Cross officials loading the bodies of several prisoners into vehicles and and transporting them to the morgue.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2016, every prisoner except one escaped from a jail in eastern DR Congo. They included murder and rape convicts.<\/p>\n<p>Rights groups say prisons in the country are over-crowded and badly guarded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-20087 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/_96085345_mediaitem96085344.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of the self-styled prophet have previously clashed with the security forces\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Source:BBC <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Members of a religious political sect have stormed a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo&#8217;s capital, freeing their leader and about 50 other inmates, a government spokesman says.} Gunfire was heard near the prison in Kinshasa, as Ne Muanda Nsemi and other inmates escaped, witnesses said. 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