Remains of at least 20 people found in North Kivu

Описание: (8 May 2023)
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Ndoma, North Kivu province - 06 May 2023
1. Various of soldiers, forensic experts and local residents walking in forest and arriving at the site where human remains were discovered
2. Various of bones and evidence markers on the ground
3. Man collecting and counting the bones
4. Man taking notes
5. Various of men putting the bones/human remains in white bags
6. Close of bones and clothes in a big white bag
7. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Muyisa Kambale Sindani, representative of Kilya village (located near the area):
"We had received alerts from the populace about the discovery of human bones in the fields, so we asked the Congolese authorities to come here to excavate this area and today the delegation came so these remains can be buried with dignity and security. At present we have the bones of 20 people, but we have not managed to search the entire area due to the security situation.”
8. Various of military clothes on the floor
9. Soldiers and policemen speaking
10. Forensic experts and others looking at one of the white bags with remains inside
11. Wide of several white bags with human remains inside, on the ground
12. Close of bags, each one with a number on top of it
13. Man carrying some of the bags
14. SOUNDBITE (French) Captain Anthony Mwalushayi, Spokesperson for the “Sukola 1 Grand Nord operations” of the Congolese Armed Forces:
"We have just discovered with the army specialists that here was the real stronghold of the terrorists, ADF/MTM (Allied Democratic Forces, a rebel militia with links to the Islamic State group), it is a serious thing. There are innocent people who have been buried here. This is really a mass grave where, with time of course, the justice system will really do its job so that these terrorists will answer for their acts.”
15. Various of white bags, with numbers on top of them, in graves to be properly buried
16. Wide of soldiers, police and others around the graves
17. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Richard Kakule, farmer and resident of Ndoma:
"We demand justice be done so that the perpetrators of this massacre answer for their actions and set an example for other rebels to stop killing us unfairly."
18. Close of sign marking the area reading (French) “Technical and Scientific police” (forensic police)
19. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Richard Kakule, farmer and resident of Ndoma:
"The government must help us to put an end to this cruelty so that we can return to our respective fields and live there freely and in peace.”
20. Various of men burying the human remains while singing (a song traditionally sung during the burials)
21. Men leaving


STORYLINE:
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said the remains of at least 20 people had been found in North Kivu during the weekend.

The remains were discovered in an area that was under control of the ADF (Allied Democratic Forces a rebel militia with links to the Islamic State group), and had ben retaken by the Congolese army this year.

Residents of Ndoma and other villages located nearby alerted the authorities that they had found bones and clothes in the field, in an area normally used for planting cocoa.

The military deployed a team with officials, police, forensic investigators and others to search the area.

Muyisa Kambale Sindani, a representative of the nearby village of Kilya, said the remains would be buried with "dignity".












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