The congolese Army was today surprised when another Col. Eric Badege defected with more than a hundred FARDC soldiers, Local congolese media has reported.
Col. Badege was commander of 2nd Battalion, 410th Regiment Nabiondo FARDC base, about thirty miles northwest of Goma in North Kivu.
Masisi local adminstration authorities are quoted to have confirmed the defection that happened on Friday when Col. Badege and other several soldiers were seen headed towards Rubaya, 80 Kilometres North of Nabiondo.
The administrator of Masisi, Marie-Claire Bangwene, confirmed that the commander of the 2nd Battalion of the 410th regiment of FARDC was not at her station Nabiondo since Friday.
Before arriving at Rubaya, the source said, Col. Badege met the commander of the 810th regiment Birambwe to justify his departure from Nabiondo.
Col. Badege is said to have deserted with an unknown number of weapons, ammunition and other military equipment.
According to the local congolese media, the commander of the 810th regiment of FARDC in Nabiondo and the president of civil society in Sake confirmed this information.
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