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...

BANDITS ATTACK KADUNA HOSPITAL, ABDUCT DOCTOR, FIVE PATIENTS, SECURITY GUARD. (PHOTO).


 Bandits Attack Kaduna Hospital, Abduct Doctor, Five Patients, Security Guard


Armed bandits invaded a hospital in Kaduna State early Tuesday, abducting a medical doctor, five patients, and a security guard, according to a report by Sahara Reporters.


Local sources said the attackers stormed Kujama town, the headquarters of Chikun Local Government Area, and proceeded directly to the Nasara Nursing and Maternity Home, a private medical facility.


Witnesses reported that the assailants, who arrived in large numbers, also raided nearby houses during the attack. One security guard who attempted to resist was shot multiple times and later rushed to another hospital for treatment.


The abduction occurred just days after other violent incidents across Kaduna State. Last Friday, two police officers were killed when bandits attacked the Divisional Police Headquarters in Zonkwa, the headquarters of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area.

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