source: Radio Okapi
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: Civilians (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Samboko
notes: On 8 June 2021, 9 civilians were reportedly kidnapped by an unidentified armed group in the locality of Chani-Chani, near Samboko (Irumu, Ituri). The hostages were captured while looking for the bodies of the victims who had been killed by the ADF in Chani-Chani around 6-7 June. Some sources attribute the kidnapping to the ADF; however, this has not been confirmed. Other sources point out that a few of the hostages were later located alive in the city of Oicha.