Monolith Mayhem in Kinshasa
Picture this: a 3.5‑meter metal triangle suddenly shows up in the middle of a roundabout in Kinshasa’s Bandal district. It looks like something straight out of a sci‑fi movie, but instead of a hero or a UFO, the locals decided to give it a fiery goodbye.
The Big Surprise
On the 14th of February, people were strolling through the neighborhood when the shiny pillar appeared out of nowhere. People took selfies, raised eyebrows, and debated whether it was a monument, a mis‑delivered art piece, or an alien envoy.
Raiders on the Roundabout
Fast forward to the 17th: a crowd gathered, armed with sticks, and – in a moment that could be described as a “flash mob with a mission” – they set the monolith ablaze. You can almost hear the thud of the drumbeat as the metal folded into ashes.
- Selfies & Suspicion: Phones were buzzing. Everyone wanted a snapshot of the mystery.
- Tech Tethers: The video clips that surfaced on social media cut a filmed, real‑time mime of the destruction.
- Quick Fire Finale: The flames were swift, and the structure vanished into bright streaks over the sunny sky.
The “Who» & “Why?” Buzz
One local, Serge Ifulu, remembered the moment: “We woke up to find this triangle.” He described a disbelief that snowed, “It looked familiar – like the trios you see in documentaries about freemasons or the Illuminati.” Luna light and enigmatic vibes, you could say.
Echoing the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the monolith sparked talk of cosmic intermediaries. Yet, there was no lofty alien explanation this time – just a local mystery solved in a night.
Prior Weird Events? Yes
Kinshasa’s social media had already hosted a few glitches.
- August UFO: An unknown flyer dropped from the sky into a jungle, confounding officials. It turned out to be an “internet balloon” sent by a Google subsidiary.
- In-Depth Investigation: Authorities briefly held two people for questioning before the bubble popped.
Community Take‑away
Mayor Thierry Gaibene recounted the situation with the words: “I was sporting that morning when someone called, saying something odd was found. It was cultural, you know – out of the ordinary.”
In essence, Kinshasa’s roundabout became a ground for one more chapter in the human saga of surprising, mysterious objects – not from the depths of space, but from our own streets. The metal monolith swiftly burned off—no doors left ajar for extraterrestrial drama, just a burning reminder of the city’s curious flair.
