The popular musician in the Democratic Republic of Congo was killed while shooting a musical video in a conflict between the eastern town of Gom.
The body of Delphina’s floor of Vinywasiki, better known as Delcat Idengo, was found on the street on Thursday, and the head was partially covered with blood. Unconfirmed reports say the artist is shot.
Idengo, known for his poems critical and of the Government and the rebels, was among the hundreds of prisoners who fled from prison in Goma after the M23 militants seized the city last month.
The east of the DR Congo is imbued with the struggle as an armed group, and the army is fighting for controlling the regions rich in minerals.
It is not clear who was behind the murder.
The musician just released a song called Bunduki (which means “weapon” to Swahili), condemning the rebel occupation in the crowd.
“Justice will be done,” Government spokesman Patrick Muyaya Posted on the X PlatformCalling a musician kills a “heinous act”. He blamed M23.
But the M23 pointed his finger on forces aligned with the government, urging them to hand over their weapons.
The murder is coming in the midst of growing tension in the area After M23 supported Goma, he caught Goma, in a great escalation of fighting at the end of January.
About 2900 people were killed, and about 700,000 others forced from their homes in recent hostilities, the latest UN suggests suggest.
The rebels are now being pushed toward Bukavu, the capital of the southern Kivu – another key city in the region – despite regional peace efforts to end the conflict.
Intongo’s death caused fresh fears in northern Kivu as the protesters went out to Beni Street, where he was born, to demand justice.
Videos split on social media showed that the musical body that was lying on the ground was after an incident in the Kilijiwe area, north of Gom.
According to witnesses, Idengo, who wore military pants for the video, died on the spot after the attack.
The Congenian Ministry of Arts and Culture described the incident as a “assassination”.
“A devoted voice, he carried, through his music, aspirations and hopes of the whole generation,” ” The Ministry was published on x.
Idengo was waiting for a mark after being imprisoned last year for encouraging people to take over weapons and force peace troops to leave the country.
In 2021, he was prosecuted for insulting President Félix Tshiseacedi and the spread of “false rumors” in one of his songs in which he accused the president of not fulfilling his promises. He was sentenced to 10 years, but later liberated.
“The nation has lost patriot dedicated to national cohesion. I mourn for losing ideng. It is high time this war is over. Humanity above all!” Martin Fayul, the opposition leader, who came to third place in the 2023 General Election, Posted on X.
Miïse Katumbi, another opposition character who was second in the election, condemned the killing of ideng.
“His killers, whoever they are, must quickly identify and very difficult to condemn,” ” Katumbi published on x.
