MASS GRAVES FOUND IN EASTERN CONGO AFTER REBEL WITHDRAWAL, GOVERNOR SAYS. (PHOTO).
Mass graves found in eastern Congo after rebel withdrawal, governor says Two mass graves containing a total of at least 172 bodies have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern city of Uvira, following the withdrawal of the AFC/M23 rebel group, a senior government official said. The rebels briefly captured Uvira, a transit hub on Lake Tanganyika, near the Burundian border, in December. They began withdrawing a week later under U.S. pressure and the Congolese army re-entered the city last month. AFC/M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka told Reuters he had been unaware of any mass graves during the group’s time in Uvira and accused the government of spreading propaganda to damage its reputation. Jean-Jacques Purusi, the Kinshasa-appointed governor of South Kivu province, where Uvira is located, told local reporters the graves had been found in the Kilomoni and Kavimvira neighbourhoods. One contained 31 bodies, the other 141, he added in comments made on Tuesday that wer...
The fire incident was caused by petrol that leaked from the underground tanks of OandO filling station.After the rain fall,inside the flood,a bus was faulty close to the filling station and as the driver of the bus was trying to start the bus before it caught fire,and the fire spread to other buses.The incident happened on sunday at Ojodu Alagbole Akute road,odo-Eran bustop.The filling station was completely burnt down.Not only the 3 buses burnt down but a Sienna space bus parked in the filling station was also burnt down.One of the drivers was rushed to an undisclosed private hospital in the area and in a critical condition.No death has been recorded yet but we were informed some people died.
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