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...

ORTOM COMMISERATES WITH EWUGA OVER DAUGHTER'S DEATH.(PHOTO).#PRESS RELEASE.


PRESS STATEMENT 


ORTOM COMMISERATES WITH EWUGA OVER DAUGHTER'S DEATH 


Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has sent a message of condolence to the former Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Solomon Ewuga over the death of his pilot daughter, Miss Adzuayi Ewuga. 

Adzuayi was the Pilot of the ill fated Twin Otter Aircraft on Thursday in Yaounde,  Cameroon . 

The late Pilot along with 10 others died when the Aircraft crashed near Nanga Eboko, about 150km (90nm) northeast of the capital, Younde. 

The plane operated by caverton helicopters was a DHC4-600 with a registration marking TJ-TIM. 

Governor Ortom expressed sadness over the untimely death of the young pilot saying “ She was a promising professional who died in her prime.“ 

The Governor asked the bereaved family to take solace in the fact that late Adzuayi lived a short but eventful life worthy of emulation. 

He noted her contributions to the local and international Aviation industry saying “ She left positive impressions. She will be sorely missed”. 

Ortom prayed that God in His infinite mercy grant the deceased eternal rest just as he prayed that God gives the bereaved family the fortitude to bear the loss.

Nathaniel Ikyur
Chief Press Secretary
May 13th, 2022


 

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