Umusirikare wari waramamaye kw’izina rya “Sautiyamungu,” Yagabo Tambatamba, yahoze ari umusirikare wo kwa perezida Mobutu Se seseko K’ukungw’endo Wazabanga. Izina ‘Sautiyamungu,’ Yagabo, yary’ise murwego rwokuvuga ati: “Iyo yavuga ijambo y’irinda kuzisubiraho,” m’ururimi rw’igiswahili, bivuze ngo: “Sauti ya Mungu haibadiliki.”
Uy’umusirikare yarazwiho: “Igitinyiro, guseka buke, ubwoba buke ndetse akaba yaragiraga n’uburanga bwiza,” nk’uko, twa bibwiwe kuri Minembwe Capital News.
Uwatanze ay’amateka yabwiye Minembwe Capital News, ko yamenye ya Yagabo, mu mwaka w’1997, ubwo bari bageze i Lubumbashi, nyuma y’uko Inyeshamba za AFDL, zarizimaze gutsinda ingabo zahoze ariza Zaïre, i cyogihe Yagabo yari umuyobozi mungabo za AFDL, k’urwego rwa ‘OCI.
Uyu musirikare Yagabo Tambatamba, yakoreraga ku k’ibuga c’indege ca Lubumbashi, ahitwa Lwano.
Gusa ngo byaje guhinduka OCI Yagabo, aza kubushanya na S3 wa brigade witwa Bosco, nibwo OCI Yagabo, bahise bamutuma gukorera ahitwa Kasumbalesa, k’umupaka wa RDC na Zambie. Nyuma ingabo z’u Rwanda zaje kuvanwa muri Republika ya Demokarasi ya Congo, boherezwa i Rwanda, Abanyamulenge bo barasigara.
Ay’amateka akomeza avuga ko Sautiyamungu Yagabo Tambatamba, y’injiye igisirikare ca Zaïre, acinjiriye i Kamina, mu mwaka wa 1987, nyuma yoherejwe gukorera muri teritware ya Fizi, mu Ntara ya Kivu y’Amajy’epfo, aho yabaye mu ngabo zari ziyobowe na Colonel Mandevu(Katanyama).
Ay’amateka akomeza avuga ko Sautiyamungu Yagabo, kwariwe uriya Colonel Mandevu(Katanyama), yakundaga gutuma mu Minembwe. Ubwo rimwe yatumwaga mu Minembwe, maze akaza kugera za Kanihura, ko yahageze ashwana n’ingabo zaho asiga abakubitaguye imigeri!! ibi ngobyaje gutuma azinukwa igisirikare ca Zaïre, ahitamo kwerekeza mu Rwanda, y’injira igisirikare ca RPF Inkotanyi, mu mwaka wa 1995. Ubwo yajaga i Rwanda ngo yajanye na Col Matiyansi, nawe wahoze mungabo za Mobutu Se seseko K’ukungw’endo Wazabanga.
Tariki 20/7/1998, Yagabo, yoherejwe gukorera ahitwa Kipushi, ni u Mujyi muto, uherereyeye muri Ouest ya Lubumbashi, gusa aha ntiyahamaze igihe kirekire kuko intambara yahise y’ubura muri Kivu y’Amajy’epfo, tariki 02/8/1998.
Intambara ya RCD GOMA, imaze kuvuka, ingabo zari muri Lubumbashi, burumwe wese yihutiraga guhungira mu Mujyi wa Lubumbashi, kugirango bamenyuko babyifatamo. Mu Mujyi wa Lubumbashi hari Abanyamulenge bayobowe na Edinasi Sebagabo Rwambara, waje kwicwa murico gihe apfana n’Abasirikare benshi ba Banyamulenge.
Ingabo zimwe z’Abanyamulenge bari k’umupaka wa RDC na Zambie, aba basirikare ba Banyamulenge bari barahawe ibanga n’Abanyarwanda ngo “intambara niba bazahungire muri Zambie.”
Ubwo byari bimaze gukomera Yagabo, yasohotse mu nzu y’itwaje ifaranga ariko ntambunda afite asanga abasirikare ba katanyama k’umuryango w’igipango hari OCI na Adjoint wiwe, n’ibwo Yagabo, yahise abaganiriza maze abaha ifaranga ngo bamuzanire Fanta n’Imigati, ababwira ko afite ‘inzara,’ baragenda barabizana basanga kera yatoye imbunda yo m’ubwoko bwa AK-47, n’ibwo yahise abarasa bombi ubwo n’ibwo intambara yahise itangira muri Lubumbashi.
Muri iyo mirwano yabereye mu Mujyi wa Lubumbashi, hahise hapfira abasirikare babiri ba Banyamulenge, abasigaye binjira ishamba rya Zambie bakiri mwishamba, haje gupfira undi witwa Aimable.
Irishamba abasirikare ba Yagabo, barigenze iminsi ibiri(2) baza guhuruka ahitwa Kitwe homuri Zambie ariho baje guhura n’abandi benshi byanavuzwe ko baje nokuhasanga abasirikare barimo Captain Mugabo na Colonel Karegeya. Nyuma y’ibyumweru bibiri(2) bari muri Zambie, baje guhabwa itegeko ryokurira Indege bakaja i Rwanda.
Indege bayuririye kuk’ibuga c’indege ca Ndola, berekeza i Kanombe, mu Gihugu c’u Rwanda. Aha m’u Rwanda, baje kuhava kandi berekeza muri Republika ya Demokarasi ya Congo, i Goma, bava Goma berekeza i Kisangani, barimo kurwana n’ingabo za Perezida Laurent Désire Kabila.
Muricogihe OCI Yagabo, yarwanye Urugamba rukaze mu muhanda, wa Kisangani kugeza Lubutu, agace gahuriramo i Ntara zitatu(Kisangani,Kivu y’Amajy’epfo na Kivu y’Amajyaruguru). Muri aka gace Yagabo n’ingabo barikumwe bahawe itegeko ribabwira kurwana berekeza Umuhanda wa Kivu y’Amajy’epfo: “Ariho Lubutu, Tingitingi, Walikale, Musenge, Gombo, Bunyakiri.”
Uyu Muhanda bawuhuriyemo n’intambara ikomeye gusa baje guhura n’izindi Ngabo za RCD Goma, zivuye i Bukavu, kumurwa Mukuru w’i Ntara ya Kivu y’Amajy’epfo.
Ibyo bice byose bamaze kubifata bahabwa kuja kuba Hombo, aharero niho haje kurasirwa Abana benshi ba Banyamulenge.
Nyuma baje kuhava boherezwa i Bukavu, mu Mujyi.
Yagabo, ahabwa kuba Komanda wa operation muri brigade(S3 wa brigade), muri teritware ya Uvira, ava i Bukavu yoherezwa muri Uvira.
Byavuzwe ko atatinze Uvira, kuko naho yarahavuye ajanwa kwa Mbogo, nyuma yigihe Yagabo, aza guhabwa kuyobora Brigade ya 9’ème, yarifite icicaro mu Mujyi wa Uvira. Iy’i brigade yarebaga igice kinini cyo muri Kivu y’Amajy’epfo amaze gupfa, yaje gutsimburwa na Colonel Jules Mutebutsi. Yagabo, yishwe n’urusasu arashwe m’urubavu, harigihe c’isaha zirindwi(13h), z’igicamunsi, tariki 26/01/2000, byavuzwe ko yishwe na Mai Mai, uy’umusirikare yapfuye amaze gukizwa asigaye asenga. Ubwo yaragiye gupfa yaririze asaba Imbabazi.Mbere y’uko apfa haje ubuhanuzi bumusaba gusenga cyane, ubu buhanuzi bwavuga buti: “Ukwiye kugarukira Imana Kandi ugiye kuzakomereka urashwe!” Yagabo kuva y’injiye igisirikare mu mwaka w’ 1987 kugeza mu mwaka w’2000, yaratara raswa arashwe bwambere ahita apfa. Yapfuye azengurutswe n’Amaescorti ye 15.
Ay’amateka twayahawe na Docta Musabwa, wahoze ari umusirikare wa Yagabo, uyu Musabwa y’injiye igisirikare mu mwaka w’1997, afite Imyaka 18.
Muyateguriwe na Bruce Bahanda.
