During the night, around 1 a.m., unidentified armed men entered his home. Targeted, Thierry Banga Lole was seriously injured in the head.

Blood flowed profusely. Emergency transported to the Salama clinic, he fought for his survival. Despite the efforts of medical staff, the journalist succumbed to his injuries a few hours later.

The overwhelming courage of a child At the time of the attack, his wife and children were in Goma, according to a source close to the family. Thierry was left alone at home with a little girl.

In a scene as dramatic as it was moving, it was she who managed to alert the neighborhood, climbing the fence to call for help. Help arrived quickly, but the injuries were already fatal.

A respected voice of the Iturian press Journalist at the provincial RTNC Bunia station, Thierry Banga Lole was also co-founder of the online media the Vox of l’Ituri.

A committed professional, he firmly believed in the role of the journalist as a sentinel of society, in the service of the truth and the citizens.

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