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).

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 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...

IGP IN YOLA YESTERDAY TO COMMISERATE WITH FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF KILLINGS IN MUBI & NUMAN.{PHOTOS}.

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       Photo news of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, visit to Yola, capital of Adamawa State to commiserate with Families of Victims, Government and People of the State over the unfortunate incidences of killings in Mubi and Numan. The IGP condemns the attack and assures the people of discreet investigations into the killings to bring perpetrators to book and as well the Police readiness to prevent a repeat of such massacre thereby guaranteeing the security and safety of all in the State.More photos below.
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