MORE THAN 100,000 CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DISPLACED BY THE LATEST ESCALATION IN EASTERN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, UNICEF SAID ON SUNDAY, WARNING THE NUMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE AS VIOLENCE SPREADS.(PHOTO).
More than 100,000 children have been displaced by the latest escalation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UNICEF said on Sunday, warning the numbers are expected to rise as violence spreads. Since Dec. 1, intense fighting has uprooted more than 500,000 people, with children accounting for over 100,000 of those displaced in South Kivu alone, the UN agency said in a statement released Sunday. It said since Dec. 2, hundreds have been killed in the fighting, and children have been among the victims, with four students killed, six injured, and at least seven schools attacked or damaged. The rapid escalation has forced hundreds of thousands of children and families to flee within Congo and into neighboring Burundi and Rwanda, it added. Many people fleeing the violence have crossed into Burundi, with over 50,000 new arrivals reported between Dec. 6 and 11, nearly half of them children, UNICEF said, adding that the numbers are expected to rise as more displaced are identified. “Chi...
Troops of 223 Battalion,1 Brigade Nigerian Army have averted another attack on Dansadau town by suspected cattle rustlers and armed bandits on wednesday 4th May 2016.The troops who were on patrol were on patrol were alerted by well meaning individuals on seeing the bandits.The patrol team laid an ambush for the suspected cattle rustlers and armed bandits who came in large numbers on motorcycles fully armed.It was gathered that they were enroute Ruwan Tofa and Babban Doka villages in Dansadau District of Maru Local Government Area,Zamfara state to wreck havoc on the haless innocents of those communities.The troops killed 18 and wounded several armed bandit,They also recovered 11 AK-47 rifles,1 G3 rifles,1 locally made pistol,11 magazines of AK-47 rifles and 161 rounds of 7.62mm {Special} ammunitions.The troops went further and destroyed the bandits camp at Babban Doka general area.They are also combing the area for the remnants of the bandits and all those that escaped with gunshot wounds in the general area.They are also combing the area for the remnants of the bandits and all those that escaped with gunshot wounds in the general area.We would like to appeal to the public to continue to assist with information on cattle rustlers,armed bandits and other criminal elements in their areas.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Director Army Public Relations.More photos below. 
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