Major Seminary in DR Congo’s Butembo-Beni Diocese Looted in Nighttime Robbery

The Rector of the Seminary continued, “We tried to reach the military and police who intervened twenty or thirty minutes later.”

“We regret that this happened in a formation house. These computers are for studies and we have no other wish than to give ourselves peace,” he added. 

In a statement issued Wednesday, March 22, the Local Ordinary of Butembo-Beni Diocese expresses gratitude to the military for their timely intervention.

“In the name of the Bishops, members of the Provincial Episcopal Assembly of Bukavu, (ASSEPB), on which this inter-diocesan Major Seminary depends, I give infinite thanks to the Lord God since all the residents of the house have been saved, although there were some injured," Bishop Melchisedec Sikuli Paluku says in the statement.

Bishop Sikuli lauds the prompt intervention of the council, represented by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and the elements of the Congolese National Police (PNC), who he says defeated the enemy.

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“The same gratitude goes to the neighbors of Saint Octavian Major Seminary for their appropriate action, as well as to all those who contributed, from near or far, to avoid the worst," Bishop Sikuli says.

He condemned the attack on the Major Seminary, saying, “It is proof of growing insecurity.”

Jude Atemanke is a Cameroonian journalist with a passion for Catholic Church communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea in Cameroon. Currently, Jude serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.