source: Kivu Security Tracker; Politico (DRC)
actor1: CODECO-URDPC: Cooperative for Development of Congo (Union of Revolutionaries for the Defense of the Congolese People)
actor2: Civilians (Democratic Republic of Congo)
location: Bakobi
notes: On 5 June 2021, the CODECO-URDPC kidnapped 25-35 miners, injuring some of them, in the mining area of Bakobi (Djugu, Ituri). The armed group also stole money and goods. Subsequent reports suggest that the hostages were part of the Nyali and were released the next day.