A night of horror unfolded at Millennium Polyclinic in the Plateau Boyoma district on Wednesday, 28 May, as armed and hooded men stormed the facility, leaving patients and medical staff in fear and distress.
According to witnesses and officials, the unidentified assailants tied up two security guards and threatened them with death before forcing their way into the building. Once inside, they intimidated nurses on duty and entered several patient rooms. Mobile phones and money were taken from both staff and patients.
Polyclinic management confirmed that the assailants stole a safe containing USD 4,000. In a particularly heartbreaking incident, a parent awaiting emergency surgery for their child was robbed of USD 300—the amount required for a surgical deposit.
“This was not just a robbery—it was a violation of a place meant to offer healing and safety,” a clinic official said.
This latest incident is part of a troubling pattern. Just ten days earlier, on 18 May 2025, the Methodist Health Centre in the Mangobo commune was similarly attacked. In that case, the attackers humiliated patients and committed what staff described as “despicable acts.”
Health professionals across the region are expressing concern about growing insecurity, particularly in medical institutions that are increasingly becoming soft targets for criminal activity.
