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.

The mayor of Beni, Modeste Bakwanamaha, stated that there had been rumors before the attack about a planned break-out.

[1] The break-out occurred at 4:30 am local time, and a large number of ADF militants broke the door down with electrical equipment.

[4] Both ISCAP and the ADF claimed responsibility for an attack on the prison and military camp shortly afterward.

[4] Twenty inmates later returned to Kangbayi prison and surrendered themselves to Congolese authorities, along with identifying the perpetrators of the break-out as ADF.