 In April 1998 Cocoye insurgents captured the Moukoukoulou Hydroelectric Dam located in the Bouenza department, killing several employees and cutting off the electric supply to Point-Noire for several weeks.On 29 August 1998 Ninja guerrillas killed the police commissioner of Mindouli.On 26 September 1998 Ninja rebels assassinated the deputy prefect of Goma Tse Tse.