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...

ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND NOTES IMPROVED SECURITY STABILITY IN IHIALA AS OPERATIVES ARREST FOUR SUSPECTS THREATENING KIDNAPPING/ABDUCTION AND VIOLENCE IN THE AREA. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 ANAMBRA STATE POLICE COMMAND NOTES IMPROVED SECURITY STABILITY IN IHIALA AS OPERATIVES ARREST FOUR SUSPECTS THREATENING KIDNAPPING/ABDUCTION AND VIOLENCE IN THE AREA


_as such action has serious implications in jeopardising the security of the State._


Anambra State Police Command notes the improved Security stability in Ihiala and appreciates the good people of Ihiala for their cooperation and resilience in identifying the bad elements in the area. 


This is following a painstaking investigation by the Joint Security Force in Ihiala acting on information received over time of faceless individuals/Criminals threatening kidnapping/Abduction, violence and cyberstalking to innocent individuals in the State, especially in Ihiala. Consequently, on 10th April 2025 by 2.53 pm, our operatives arrested four suspects namely: Chimezie Ezebuo, Chinaza Ndimani, Chinecherem Okafor and Nzube Azubuike all males and from Okohia, Ihiala. 


The Operatives recovered Phones and SIM cards used by the suspects to threaten their victims thereby causing panic in the area and jeopardizing the efforts of the Security Agencies and the general security of the State. Meanwhile, all the suspects confessed to the crime and were taken into custody for further interrogations.


The State Police Command remains committed to maintaining public safety and ensuring that individuals are held accountable for actions that incite fear or disturb public peace.


*SP Tochukwu Ikenga*

Police Public Relations Officer

Anambra State Police Command, Awka  


11th April 2025

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