Nairobi, March 30 -- In the conflict-hit town of Kavumu in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), was a militia called Jeshi Ya Yesu (Army of Jesus).

The heavily armed sect was assembled by Pastor Frederic Batumike, a local politician and member of South Kivu parliament, one of DRC's 26 provincial legislatures.

Batumike, a father of nine, was locally known as Ten Litres, a moniker due to his short stocky stature that resembled a plastic 10-litre jerrycan. He was a preacher with a network of churches across South Kivu, though his militia primarily resided in Kavumu.

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