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| DR Congo's 'prophet' leader of Bundu Dia Kongo arrested | DR Congo's 'prophet' leader of Bundu Dia Kongo arrested |
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| A self-styled prophet has been arrested by police in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a shoot-out in a residential neighbourhood of the capital, Kinshasa. | A self-styled prophet has been arrested by police in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a shoot-out in a residential neighbourhood of the capital, Kinshasa. |
| "Mission accomplished, it's done," the force tweeted after staking out and capturing Ne Muanda Nsemi. | "Mission accomplished, it's done," the force tweeted after staking out and capturing Ne Muanda Nsemi. |
| He is the leader of an outlawed group called Bundu Dia Kongo (BDK) that wants to revive the ancient Kongo kingdom. | He is the leader of an outlawed group called Bundu Dia Kongo (BDK) that wants to revive the ancient Kongo kingdom. |
| The arrest comes a week after deadly clashes between BDK members and police. | The arrest comes a week after deadly clashes between BDK members and police. |
| At least 20 people are said to have died in those in attacks in Kongo Central province, which borders Kinshasa. | At least 20 people are said to have died in those in attacks in Kongo Central province, which borders Kinshasa. |
| DR Congo's human rights minister has appealed to the military prosecutor to open an investigation into the killings. | DR Congo's human rights minister has appealed to the military prosecutor to open an investigation into the killings. |
| Police seeking to arrest Msemi sealed off part of Kinshasa's Sakomi district from the early hours of Thursday. | Police seeking to arrest Msemi sealed off part of Kinshasa's Sakomi district from the early hours of Thursday. |
| At one point there was a 45-minute exchange of gunfire, the BBC's Emery Makumeno in Kinshasa reports. | At one point there was a 45-minute exchange of gunfire, the BBC's Emery Makumeno in Kinshasa reports. |
| AFP quotes a police source as saying several BDK members were found inside the house and that many people had died in the raid. | AFP quotes a police source as saying several BDK members were found inside the house and that many people had died in the raid. |
| When officers seized Msemi and drove him away in a police vehicle, relieved residents sang their praises and taunted Bundu Dia Kongo's leader. | When officers seized Msemi and drove him away in a police vehicle, relieved residents sang their praises and taunted Bundu Dia Kongo's leader. |
| "Who are you to defy Kasongo?" they chanted, referring to Kinshasa's police chief Sylvano Kasongo. | "Who are you to defy Kasongo?" they chanted, referring to Kinshasa's police chief Sylvano Kasongo. |
| Nsemi, a former MP, is a thorn in the side of DR Congo's political establishment. | Nsemi, a former MP, is a thorn in the side of DR Congo's political establishment. |
| The Bundu Dia Kongo movement is campaigning to restore a monarchy in parts of DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Angola and Gabon. | The Bundu Dia Kongo movement is campaigning to restore a monarchy in parts of DR Congo, Congo-Brazzaville, Angola and Gabon. |
| It has also been calling for people of non-Bakongo ethnicity to leave the Kongo Central province. | It has also been calling for people of non-Bakongo ethnicity to leave the Kongo Central province. |
| In 2017, Nsemi was arrested and held in jail after police him of inciting violence. But armed supporters stormed the prison and freed him. | |
| Two years later, he was granted a presidential pardon. | Two years later, he was granted a presidential pardon. |
| Who is Ne Muanda Nsemi? | Who is Ne Muanda Nsemi? |