Nyamamba and Mbogi mass graves | |
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Part of Ituri conflict | |
Location | Nyamamba and Mbogi, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Date | January 14–15, 2023 |
Deaths | 49 killed
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Perpetrator | CODECO (per MONUSCO) Zaire-FPAC (per CODECO) |
Motive | Killing of a Lendu schoolteacher |
On January 19, 2023, the United Nations investigators discovered the bodies of forty-two civilians in the village of Nyamamba, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and seven bodies in the village of Mbogi, in the same province. The victims were killed over the weekend by suspected CODECO between January 14 and 15.