Lead commander in DRC Congo mission (EACRF) Jeff Nyagah quits over safety concerns
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Jeff Nyagah, Lead commander in the DRC Congo mission (EACRF) quits citing personal security concerns
Jeff Nyagah, Lead commander in the DRC Congo mission (EACRF) quits citing personal security concerns.
The East Africa Community Regional Force Commander Major-General Jeff Nyagah has left the mission area in the Democratic Republic of Congo citing personal safety concerns and jetted back to Nairobi for consultations.
In a memo to the EAC Secretary-General dated April 27, the battle-hardened officer said he has opted to exit Goma due to an aggravated threat to his safety and a systematic plan to frustrate efforts of the EACRF.
“Honourable secretary as you are aware, there was an attempt to intimidate my security at my former residence by deploying foreign military contractors (mercenaries) who placed monitoring devices, flew drones, and conducted physical surveillance of my residence in early January 2023 forcing me to relocate,” the memo by Maj Gen Nyagah reads.
He also cites a well-coordinated and financed negative media campaign targeting his personality and cites EACRF’s alleged complacency in handling the M23 armed group.
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“This is further enhanced by the current push by DRC to have the force commander rotated every three months which was not envisaged in the current mandate,” the memo adds.
Maj Gen Nyagah further views the suspension of EACRF’s Facebook account and failure by Kinshasa to cater for the Force Headquarters’ administrative costs, including electricity and civilian staff salaries and staff officers’ accommodation, as sabotage to the force’s efforts.
“I have come to the conclusion that my security as the force commander is not guaranteed within the operation area. Further, the ongoing frustration has rendered my mission untenable hence the precautionary decision to exit the mission area,” he adds.
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