A militiaman of the armed group URDPC/ Codeco from the Lendu community makes a stop sign at a religious procession of the Codeco sect in the village of Masumbuko, Ituri Province, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on September 18, 2020. UN has warned of fresh violence.
A notorious militia in eastern DR Congo on Sunday executed 17 people it took hostage the previous day, local sources said.
The CODECO insurgents killed at least 17 people captured in the Djugu territory, around 45 kilometres north of Bunia in Ituri province, local community leader Banguneni Gbalande said.
