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...

ARMY NABS ARMED BANDITS IN KADUNA.{PHOTOS}#PRESS RELEASE.

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    1. Troops of Mobile Strike Team on 11 April 2018 while on clearance patrol in Rijana and Chukun town of Kaduna State arrested three suspected armed bandits.
2. Preliminary investigation is on to ascertain their level of involvement in criminal activities in the area.
3. The public is hereby reminded of the need to cooperate with security agency and report any suspected activities for prompt action.
4. You are to disseminate this information to the general public through your news media.
5. Thank you for your support and cooperation.
TEXAS CHUKWU
Brigadier General   
Director Army Public Relations
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