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...

PROTESTERS DEMAND PROBE OF EX-NNPCL BOSS MELE KYARI OVER ALLEGED CORRUPTION. (PHOTO).


 Protesters Demand Probe of Ex-NNPCL Boss Mele Kyari Over Alleged Corruption


Dozens of protesters under the banner of Concerned Citizens Against Corruption (CCAC) stormed the Attorney General's office in Abuja on Tuesday, demanding an investigation into former NNPCL boss Mele Kyari.


The group criticized the lack of action following Kyari’s dismissal by President Tinubu on April 2, raising concerns over alleged corruption, opaque refinery rehabilitation deals, and a reported $2 billion debt to Matrix Energy serviced via daily crude oil allocations.


They submitted a petition urging a judicial review of NNPCL’s agreements under Kyari and called for a commission of inquiry into refinery contracts.

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