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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.(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...
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DSS PARADES AISHA BUHARI'S IMPERSONATOR YESTERDAY .{PHOTOS}.

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     According to sources '' There was drama on Monday when the Department of State Services (DSS) paraded a woman accused of using the name of the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, to commit fraud. The drama played out as the suspect attempted to evade the cameras when she was paraded before reporters at the DSS office in Abuja, the nation’s capital. The woman who was dressed in an Ankara skirt and blouse covered her face with a purple veil when she was brought to the press briefing room. In further effort to prevent her face from been paraded, she hid under a table after which she eventually unveiled herself. After the drama, the DSS spokesperson, went ahead to address reporters present in the briefing room. He alleged that the suspect took advantage of the special treatment given to V.I.Ps. in the State House to gain access to the office of the wife of the President, which she used to defraud her victims. Afunanya also alleged ...
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