Kinshasa, June 14th, 2026 (CPA). – Fifteen makeshift shelters serving as hideouts for about ten suspected criminals in the Trois Vallées neighborhood of Ngaliema Municipality, western Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), were demolished during a police operation conducted on Saturday, according to a statement. « Fifteen makeshift shelters, illegally built within the riverbank area crossing the Trois Vallées neighborhood in Ngaliema Municipality, were demolished during an operation carried out by the Congolese National Police. These shelters also served as hideouts for about ten suspected criminals, » the statement issued by the Kinshasa Provincial Police Headquarters read.
According to the document, the operation, launched by Kinshasa Provincial Police Commissioner Israël Kantu, was carried out by the commander of the Lukunga Urban Police District with the support of the commander of the Western Mobile Intervention Group (GMI-West). The statement indicated that the intervention aimed both at cleaning up the area and strengthening security, based on intelligence provided by the competent services. « Despite repeated calls to vacate the site, some occupants claimed long-standing occupancy rights supported by temporary occupation permits issued by the neighborhood office. Using these documents, some of them began constructing buildings on land that had originally been allocated to them for market gardening, » the source explained.
to the same source, the city police commander commended the officers involved in the operation for their professionalism. His message was conveyed by the commander of the Lukunga Urban Police District.