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Bikes Banned after 6PM in DR Congo City Due to Murder Spree

Now, this is indeed one disturbing piece of news: the Mayor of Lumumbashi, a city in the south of the Democratic Republic of Congo, near the Zambia border, has banned the presence of motorcycles after 8 PM. If this isn't startling enough, here's the reason: numerous riders have been murdered on the streets of the city in the last 6 months.
RD Congo's city of Lumumbashi 1 photo
Photo: Michael McBride
According to the sources, 17 of the victims were riding motorcycle taxis, also known as Okadas. Reportedly, some of the assaults came from people in uniform, with no exact specification as to whether they were military or police.

Unofficial voices claim the number of victims is higher, and if we were to believe the police sources, Lumumbashi is not exactly an African heaven for riders: "11 murders were reported in January, 9 in February, 10 in March, another 10 in April and 9 in May,” Radio Okapi adds. Several suspects have been arrested but for most of these murders, the perpetrators remain unknown.

Jean Oscar Sanguza, Mayor of Lumumbashi explained that no motorcycle is allowed to ride in the city after 18 hrs, and those failing to obey this law will be arrested, riders and passengers, alike.

It looks like we're going to skip any bike trip to southern RD Congo...

Via MotorBiker.
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