source: Radio Okapi
actor1: Rioters (Democratic Republic of Congo)
actor2: CODECO: Cooperative for Development of Congo
location: Bunia
notes: On 4 September 2020, some youths gathered in front of the central prison of Bunia (Irumu, Ituri) and confronted a group of around 100 CODECO militiamen armed with firearms and batons who had just carried out an incursion in this city to demand the release of their jailed peers. The police, heavily deployed to avoid clashes between the groups, fired teargas to disperse the angry youths, who called for popular resistance to protect the city from the militiamen. 5 militiamen and 2 residents were injured during the altercation (including 1 child). The CODECO rebels finally agreed to be escorted back to their villages by the FARDC. [size=no report]