2020 Kangbayi prison break

2020 Kangbayi prison break
Part of Kivu conflict and Allied Democratic Forces insurgency
LocationKangbayi prison, Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo
DateOctober 20, 2020
4:30am
Deaths2
Perpetrator ISCAP and ADF
No. of participants
1,335 prisoners freed
MotivePrison break

On October 20, 2020, jihadists from the Islamic State – Central Africa Province (ISCAP) raided the prison and neighboring military camp in Kangbayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, releasing 1,335 prisoners of the original 1,456.