[4] On 24 July 2020, Major General Jacques Nduru Ytshaligonza transferred command of the Sokola I operational sector to Cirimwami Nkuba who had previously served as his subordinate.

[3][4] In April 2023, he was criticized for alleged retreat orders, though argued that two subordinate colonels had actually withdrawn without his input.

[6] In September 2023, the Military Governor of North Kivu, Constant Ndima Kongba, was dismissed from his post due to the deadly suppression of a religious sect by his troops.

[4] On 23 January 2025, Cirimwami Nkuba visited at the town of Mubambiro to calm the local public amid a major M23-led operation which targeted nearby Goma.

[7][9] The FARDC subsequently declared that a state funeral would be held for him, and that he would be posthumously promoted to lieutenant general.