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Police in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have arrested Ne Muanda Nsemi, a former MP and leader of a separatist sect that seeks to reestablish the historic Kingdom of Kongo.
Nsemi, a onetime chemistry professor and member of the country’s minority Bakongo ethnic group, was granted a presidential pardon last year after escaping jail with the help of supporters in 2017.
His Bundu Dia Kongo (BDK) organization has been outlawed for nearly a decade.
Nsemi’s arrest at the hands of Kinshasa’s police force comes after press in the city reported heavy gunfire in which 14 BDK members are believed to have died.
