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...

SUSPECTED CULTISTS KILL YABATECH STUDENT. (PHOTOS).


Suspected cultists kill YABATECH student
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A student of the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) Akoka, Lagos, identified as Korede Paul, was on Thursday, September 15, at about 10 pm, shot dead by gunmen suspected to be cultists.

A student of the school who witnessed the incident said the deceased was behind him when he was shot in front of the Art complex in the institution and is said to be the second person to have been murdered this semester.

It was also gathered that a female student also sustained a gunshot injury and has been rushed to the hospital for medical care.

A video shared on Twitter shows the victim in a pool of blood.

The spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the killing said they are gathering more information about the incident.
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