source: UNHCR; Twitter; Bunia Actualite
actor1: CODECO-Gutsi: Cooperative for Development of Congo (Gutsi Assailants)
actor2: Civilians (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Petsi
notes: Around 28 February 2021, the CODECO-Gutsi abducted from 62-80 IDPs (20 women, 14 men and 28 children) travelling in vehicles and motorcycles in the village of Petsi (Djugu, Ituri), where they also looted their goods. The abductees were released a few hours later. Reports suggest that the militiamen used the kidnapping to negotiate the release of a CODECO militant who had been detained by the FARDC during the clashes in Mongwalu on 18 February 2021.