A family member told URN on condition of anonymity that Mbeeta left alone to work in the garden with the hope returning around midday. He however, says two militias emerged from the nearby bush armed with a rifle and tied Mbeetas hands and left with him.
Salome Byamugisha, one of the fishermen, said he can no longer operate his fishing business peacefully while on Lake Albert given the persistent attacks by armed Congolese Militias.